On World Rainforest Day, the world confronts an unprecedented wave of tropical forest loss

Mongabay
Jun 21, 2025, 11:47 pm115 ptsTrending
If tropical rainforests are the lungs of the Earth, then 2024 was a year of respiratory failure. Fires, fueled by climate extremes and human recklessness, tore through vast stretches of forest at an unprecedented pace. According to satellite data from the University of Maryland and the World Resources…

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