Amazon Lost 18 Trees per Second Last Year

[Judi Lynn]

Data comes from the Annual Deforestation Report (RAD), from the MapBiomas project

Jul.19.2022 10:50AM

Every hour, Brazil lost 189 hectares of native vegetation throughout 2021 – 4,536 hectares per day.

The accelerated march added up to 16,557 square kilometers of deforestation in the last year, equivalent to almost three times the area of the Federal District. The value is 20% higher than in 2020.

In the Amazon, the rate of deforestation was 1.9 hectares per minute, which is equivalent to about 18 trees per second.

Across the country, there were 191 new deforestation events per day.

More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2022/07/amazon-lost-18-trees-per-second-last-year.shtml

[purr-rat beauty]

1. It seems people just don't give a fuck

one day it'll be zero trees a second because there won't be any

[bahboo]

2. hard to wrap my mind around that....

goddamnit....

[Mousetoescamper]

3. The Once-lers are biggering

The Once-lers are biggering
People must have their Thneeds
Who has the time to speak for the trees?

Deforestation and climate change were barely mentioned during the 2020 election. Will this week’s record-breaking heatwaves convince the deniers and awaken the indifferent? I haven’t lost hope, but this news about the Amazon is terribly disheartening.

Thanks, Judi Lynn, for your posting of science-related articles. They're a welcome break from politics and are appreciated.