By Paul Homewood
I’ve only been gone a couple of days, and there’s already yet more hysterical (and fake) reports across the world’s media!
“Record wildfires in the Amazon” shrieks the press, and apparently it is Brazilian President Bolsonaro who is to blame, and not global warming (though there is not much difference. Surprised they did not blame it on Trump as well).
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, new space agency data suggests.
The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said its satellite data showed an 84% increase on the same period in 2018.
It comes weeks after President Jair Bolsonaro sacked the head of the agency amid rows over its deforestation data.
The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is a vital carbon store that slows down the pace of global warming.
It is also home to about three million…
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You could expect the global warming brigade to wade in with its propaganda — however, deforestation in Brazil is a problem, caused by population growth and economic needs, and will cause drought locally if it continues: the more trees, the more rainfall.
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