Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows
Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows
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Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows
From the Brazilian Amazon to the Siberian taiga, Earth’s forests disappeared at a record rate last year, losing an area the size of Italy to agriculture, fires, logging and mining, according to analysis from the University of Maryland hosted on Global Forest Watch.