Human greed has surpassed its limits in terms of amassing the natural wealth of our earth. Last few days newspapers have been inundated with the news of Amazon fire. For e.g , Gulf News says “This time, it’s no myth: The Amazon is burning, because of human actions. There is no phoenix rising from the ashes of these fires- once the Amazon is gone, that’s it. The man-made flames threaten us all”.

Despite so many warnings on climate change, Environment conferences world over, there has been a lukewarm approach to save our forest and environment from degradation. The awareness and effort has not yet reached the grass root levels. It is alleged that humans are deliberately setting fires in the forest area of Amazon belt in order to clear the land for farming, logging and ranching purposes. It is not easy to have fire so often in the forest naturally unless it is by humans.

Brazil’s National Space Research Institute, which monitors deforestation, has recorded 40,341 wildfires across the Amazon this year, as of Thursday. That’s 40,341 fires in less than five days. That’s an 85 per cent rise over last year’s figure.

According to preliminary satellite data from Brazil’s space agency, trees were being cleared at the rate of five football pitches every minute. During dry season that is July to November it is all the more difficult to control the fire from spreading.

I would  reiterate here  again that Amazon forest is the lung of our earth as it takes the toxin carbon dioxide from our greenhouse gases atmosphere  and converts them into oxygen that we need to breath. These trees affect the weather pattern of so many countries like South America. We all know that trees are important to form rain. If trees are cut for personal interest the spell of dry season will prolong and that will affect our agricultural output and hence it will have long lasting impact on the lives on earth. Human beings are not firing the Amazon forest for deforestation but eventually and deeply they are firing their lives on earth.

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