Skip to content
The 2019 Amazon Rainforest Fire episode artwork

Aug 26, 2019 6 min

The 2019 Amazon Rainforest Fire

from Facts Driven Hosted by Dan Thomas

On Friday the BBC reported that over 2,500 fires were happening in the Amazon Rainforest right now. Nearly a soccer field of forest is falling every single minute in what's being called the worst fire in the Amazon since 2013. As of today there the Amazon Rainforest is burning at a rate 83% higher than it was this time last year. In this episode, Environmental Engineering expert and Doctoral Candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Joe Bozeman III joins us for a conversation on the Amazon Rainforest fires and the implications this has on the ecological crisis.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

The 2019 Amazon Rainforest Fire

0:00 6:51

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Similar podcasts

Inflection Point Blockworks Inflection Point is a weekly podcast for institutional professionals navigating crypto’s transition from a retail-driven market to a core component of global finance. Hosted by Blockworks Research Analyst Marc Arjoon alongside Matt Hougan (CIO, Bitwise), David Lawant (Head of Research, Anchorage), and Michael Marcantonio (Head of DeFi, Galaxy), the show delivers top-down, institution-led analysis of ETF flows, policy, market structure, and macro. We cut through the noise to focus on the true inflection points shaping crypto’s institutional future. Film Center News Derek Johnson II and Nicholas Killian In a world of celebrity gossip news, Film Center is a weekly podcast that's about the facts. Hosted by writer-director Derek Johnson II (@derek.johnsonii) and actor Nicholas Killian (@nicholaskilliann) they talk about movies and TV in a way that’s informative and entertaining. They cut out the fluff and stick to what makes projects sink or swim. Tune in to stay up to date on studio news and learn how professionals navigate Hollywood!

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Facts Driven?

This episode is 6 minutes long.

When was this Facts Driven episode published?

This episode was published on August 26, 2019.

Can I download this Facts Driven episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.