Latest Amazon rainforest deforestation a rude wake-up call for us all to save our planet

Summary: It's a rude wake-up call for us all. Brazil's environmental ministry has released preliminary figures showing that deforestation in the Amazon has hit its highest rate in a decade. Between August 2018 and July 2019, approximately 11,088 square kilometers of rainforest was destroyed, a 9.5 percent increase on the previous year.  The dense rainforests of Brazil consume an enormous amount of the world's Carbon Dioxide and release Oxygen in return. The latest data is big blow to all those who are fighting to save the environment and the planet - our only home. Faraway in India, high pollution is a big issue all around the year, especially in winters. According to the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index, the average Indian loses 5.2 years due to particulate pollution. India secured 168 rank in the 12th edition of the biennial Environment Performance Index (EPI Index 2020) — that measured the environmental performance of 180 countries — and was released by the Yale University in June 2020.  In 2018, India's rank was 177. Let's wake up before it’s too late... (Please do subscribe, like, comment, and share if you liked this episode/channel) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kajmasterclass/message