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Amazon fires are destructive, but they aren't depleting Earth's oxygen supply

  • Written by Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
Amazon fires are destructive, but they aren't depleting Earth's oxygen supplyFire consumes an area near Jaci Parana, state of Rondonia, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2019.AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

Fires in the Amazon rainforest have captured attention worldwide in recent days. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who took office in 2019, pledged in his campaign to reduce environmental protection and increase agricultural development in the...

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