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Madame Web is already getting memed for one incredible line in the trailer

Madame Web is spawning memes already

Total Film · Nov 17, 2023

AP PHOTOS: The Brazilian Amazon's vast array of people and cultures

Renowned for its stunning biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest region is also home to a vast array of people and cultures.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left

Saving the remaining Amazon rainforest in Brazil will require ensuring that the 28 million people who live there can sustainably make a living

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation

According to data analysis by The Associated Press and the Rainforest Investigations Network, a nonprofit reporting consortium, an American company is among the key beef suppliers and distributors contributing to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023

Amazon a time bomb for the emergence of diseases with pandemic potential – due to deforestation and climate change

Home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet, the Amazon is also a ticking time bomb for the emergence or resurgence of diseases with pandemic potential. This is because environmental degradation and altered landscapes are important factors in this process, which are exacerbated during periods of extreme drought, such as…

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023

‘For us, the Amazon isn’t a cause, it’s our home’: the riverside communities stranded by the climate crisis

The historic drought in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reduced the Rio Negro to a trickle and put at risk the livelihoods of remote Indigenous and riverside communities

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023

Deforestation In Amazon Exacerbates Climate Warming Over 60 Miles Away

New research reveals the far-reaching impact of tree-felling on land temperatures, highlighting the urgency for forest conservation.

Zenger · Oct 31, 2023

Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows

Research highlights benefits forests bring surrounding regions in terms of cooler air and more rainfall

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

Severe drought in the Amazon reveals millennia-old carvings

Severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon has caused the Negro River to reach historic lows, revealing millennia-old carvings previously hidden under water

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023

How much salt should you take every day?

Excess salt intake can lead to health issues like high BP & heart disease. WHO recommends 5g/day, but world avg. is 10.8g. Indian men & women consume 8.9 & 7.1g/day. Yanomami people of Amazon consume <1g/day & stay fit. High salt impairs metabolism & increases adipocytes, leading to obesity. Reducing…

The Hindu · Oct 28, 2023