Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Reaches Record Levels
At a Glance 459 square miles of the Amazon rainforest were cleared last month.The region is critical to stripping carbon from Earth's atmosphere. Critics blame new Brazilian president. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil reached records levels in May, according to satellite data. Some 459 square miles of the rainforest were cleared last month, the highest level for the month of May since the current method of satellite monitoring started, The Guardian reported. That's up from the 351 square...