According to the Brazilian government data released, the rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has risen to the highest level in 11 years.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jumped for the fifth straight month in September compared with last year, with destruction up 93% in the first nine months of the year, according to preliminary government data published on Friday.
United States President Donald Trump called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday and offered assistance, if needed, to tackle the raging wildfires in the Amazon rainforest.
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