Amid outrage over rainforest fires, many in the Amazon remain defiant | World News, The Indian Express

Amid outrage over rainforest fires, many in the Amazon remain defiant | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Updated: August 27, 2019 4:21:14 pm

Amid outrage over rainforest fires, many in the Amazon remain defiant

The global outrage has been set off by the more than 26,000 forest fires recorded in the Amazon so far this month — the highest number in a decade.

The Amazon fires were a prime concern of the Group of 7 leaders who gathered in Biarritz, France, this weekend.

Written by Manuela Andreoni and Ernesto Londoño (Victor Moriyama contributed reporting in Porto Velho, Brazil.)