Aug 28 - Amazon Fires: 4 Reasons

August 28 Amazon Fires: 4 Reasons by:

Locations of fires, marked in orange, detected by NASA’s MODIS satellite from August 15 to August 22, 2019.

Why the Amazon is burning: 4 reasons Nearly 40,000 fires are burning in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, the latest outbreak in an overactive fire season. Don’t blame dry weather, say environmentalists. The wildfires in Brazil and surrounding countries are a human-made disaster, set by loggers and cattle ranchers who use a “slash and burn” method to clear land. Read more.  What we're reading From the Washington Post … Politicians quarrel as rainforest burns On Tuesday, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil said he might revisit his country’s rejection of a $22.2 million package from the Group of Seven nations to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest. His decision remains tied to his dispute with French President Emmanuel Macron. This story is still being updated. Russian Soyuz docks with ISS on 2nd attempt After the Soyuz MS-14's first automated approach to the ISS was aborted due to a malfunction on August 24, the spacecraft docked safely on August 26. It carries supplies for the crew and a humanoid robot called Skybot. Click here for details.

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Before dawn ... Orion the Hunter By late August and early September, Orion - a favorite constellation of many - is rising in the hours after midnight and is well up by dawn. It's easy to spot! Read more.

Amazon fires viewed from ISS  This August 24 image from the International Space Station shows numerous fires still burning in the Amazon rainforest. Astronaut Luca Parmitano acquired multiple images from orbit 250 miles (400 km) above Earth (see them here), and he tweeted: #noplanetB.  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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