24 PHOTOS SHOW THE AMAZON

• Almost 73,000 fires have been recorded in the Amazon Rainforest this year — nearly double 2018's total of about 40,000 fires.
• The fires are coming from people farming and logging the rainforest. It's not a new phenomenon. But it's unusually bad this year.
• It doesn't help that Brazil's government and President Jair Bolsonaro have not prioritized the environment.
• Photos show people how have been cultivating the land since the late 1970s, but it shows a greener, healthier rainforest. And a sky filled with less smoke.
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