Amazon Rainforest Fires, Climate Change: Everything You Need to Know

ECO CHIC

Cloud10

Natural Sciences, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

The Amazon Rainforest has been burning for three weeks largely due to deforestation for cattle ranching. This episode is a special report on the current situation: how the fires began, why this emergency will accelerate climate change, + what you can do. We are explaining deforestation, carbon sinks, and current climate science predictions for global temperature thresholds. Statistics shared today are collected from BBC and CNN. Organizations to donate to, helping protect the Amazon (bottom of the article has a good list!) The latest IPCC Special Report, Climate Change and Land Episodes, if you’d like to learn more about today’s topics: * 69: What is the Carbon Budget?* 66: 5 Ways to Eat A More Plant-Based Diet* 46: 10 Foods to Stop Buying and Start Making with Your Food Scraps* 3: What’s The Beef?* 9: The Compost Convo Chat with me on insta – @ecochicpodcast / @lauraediez or email me at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.5	You're listening to Eco-Sheek, a podcast all about practical science and sustainability.
1:09.9	My name is Laura Diaz and today we are talking
1:12.2	about the fires currently going on in the Amazon rainforest. If you're new around here, I have a
1:17.7	master's degree in climate science and solutions. This episode is like a special report type episode.
1:24.5	I've been really, really distraught seeing photos online of the fires in the Amazon
1:28.5	rainforest and I was looking around for a podcast to learn more about the situation and I really
1:32.7	just couldn't find anything. So I hope you find this helpful and really, really timely.
1:37.1	Share it with your friends, send it to your family. I want people to understand climate change
1:41.4	because this information is not just for scientists. The Amazon fires are affecting every single one of us.
1:47.5	First, I want to start off with some statistics that you may have heard some fun facts about
1:51.6	the Amazon rainforest.
1:53.0	It holds 20% of the world's freshwater and makes up 40% of the world's tropical rainforest.
2:00.1	However, its big claim to fame is that the Amazon
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