Tags Amazon Smoke Fires Deforestation Trees Forests Drone footage Wildfires Rainforests Biodiversity Loss Habitat Loss

Smoke from Fires in the Amazon Forest

Birds-eye-view of smoke surrounding trees in an area of the Amazon forest that is being burnt.

Image ID 57303234
Production Year 2021
Length 00:00:25
Production Company João Paulo Krajewski
Resolution
FormatMP4

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Deforestation driven by activities such as agriculture and cattle-ranching can lead to areas of land being burned but can also lead to higher temperatures and less rainfall, which dries out tropical forests and increases fire risk.

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João Paulo Krajewski