{"id":31424,"date":"2020-09-12T23:35:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T23:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/?page_id=31424"},"modified":"2021-03-01T21:39:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:39:38","slug":"are-wildfires-a-cause-or-consequence-of-global-warming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/are-wildfires-a-cause-or-consequence-of-global-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"Are wildfires a cause or consequence of global warming?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\"><span style=\"color: #0d690d;\"><strong>FAQs about Wildfires<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" title=\"Banner-FAQs-about-Wildfires-Website-SGK-PLANET-Axica-Chacin\" src=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-FAQs-about-Wildfires-Website-SGK-PLANET-Axica-Chacin.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-31327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-FAQs-about-Wildfires-Website-SGK-PLANET-Axica-Chacin-200x129.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-FAQs-about-Wildfires-Website-SGK-PLANET-Axica-Chacin-400x257.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-FAQs-about-Wildfires-Website-SGK-PLANET-Axica-Chacin-600x386.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-FAQs-about-Wildfires-Website-SGK-PLANET-Axica-Chacin.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yMJS-QYrd8?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-1\" style=\"--awb-border-bottom:6px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);--awb-spacer-height:6px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-icon-top:auto;--awb-icon-bottom:-16px;--awb-margin-top:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:6px;border-top-color: rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-26px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);border-left:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>4. Are wildfires a cause or consequence of global warming?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Wildfires are both, a cause, and a consequence of global warming, that is, they have a double effect on the increase in the planet&#8217;s temperature, measured since 1750.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Global warming as a cause of wildfires<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scientists claim that the main cause of wildfires is increased global warming. Warmer air causes drought, which makes trees and other plants burn more easily.<\/p>\n<p>The large forest fires that have occurred in California, United States, in recent years were in the fall after long and hot summers that absorbed moisture from the vegetation before the rains began. Extreme drought turns all dry material into an easy-to-ignite fuel with the slightest induction. Due to delayed rainfall in recent decades, the fire season has been extended by 75 days. The dry seasons, coupled with the seasonal winds, have made the flames spread strongly and control them difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, experts assure that the main cause of the fires in Australia is due to global warming, which in 2019 marked record temperatures, with an annual average of almost 42 degrees Celsius and peaks close to 50 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Global warming as a consequence of wildfires<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wildfires, on the one hand, send large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere increasing the amount of PPM of CO2, Parts Per Million of CO2, cause of global warming. But, on the other hand, destroying trees and other plants reduces the carbon sink effect, that is, they absorb and store CO2. Plants, although they take oxygen from the air and re-enter CO2, the bottom line is positive in terms of the extraction of CO2 from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>The CO2 absorption capacity is directly proportional to the size, density and quantity of trees present in a forest. In a mega forest fire are tens of thousands of trees that go out of play. As a consequence, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and the heat on the planet increases.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-2\" style=\"--awb-border-bottom:6px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);--awb-spacer-height:6px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-icon-top:auto;--awb-icon-bottom:-16px;--awb-margin-top:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:6px;border-top-color: rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-26px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);border-left:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">FAQs about Wildfires<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-is-a-wildfire-and-which-are-the-most-affected-countries\/\"><strong>1. What is a wildfire, and which are the most affected countries?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-are-the-causes-of-wildfires\/\"><strong>2. What are the causes of wildfires?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-are-the-consequences-of-wildfires\/\"><strong>3. What are the consequences of wildfires?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/are-wildfires-a-cause-or-consequence-of-global-warming\/\"><strong>4. Are wildfires a cause or consequence of global warming?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-is-the-relationship-between-deforestation-and-forest-fires\/\"><strong>5. What is the relationship between deforestation and forest fires?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/why-is-it-difficult-to-regulate-the-deforestation-of-forests\/\"><strong>6. Why is it difficult to regulate the deforestation of forests?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/how-is-biodiversity-affected-by-forest-fires\/\"><strong>7. How is biodiversity affected by forest fires?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/how-does-smoke-from-fires-affect-air-pollution\/\"><strong>8. How does smoke from fires affect air pollution?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/why-do-forest-fires-cause-water-shortages\/\"><strong>9. Why do forest fires cause water shortages?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-must-be-done-to-prevent-wildfires\/\"><strong>10. What must be done to prevent wildfires?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#577810;--button-border-radius-top-left:10px;--button-border-radius-top-right:10px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:10px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:10px;--button_gradient_top_color:#003d7a;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#003d7a;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#359d26;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#359d26;--button_text_transform:none;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/faqs-about-climate-change-and-related-topics\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Back to FAQs about climate change and related topics<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-3\" style=\"--awb-border-bottom:6px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);--awb-spacer-height:6px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-icon-top:auto;--awb-icon-bottom:-16px;--awb-margin-top:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:6px;border-top-color: rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-26px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);border-left:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Other sections of Wildfires<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Articles<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #c40800;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><div class=\"avada-page-titlebar-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fusion-page-title-bar fusion-page-title-bar-breadcrumbs fusion-page-title-bar-left\">\n<div class=\"fusion-page-title-row\">\n<div class=\"fusion-page-title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fusion-page-title-captions\">\n<p class=\"entry-title fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"30px\"><strong>The ABC of Wildfires: Australia, Brazil, and California<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px;\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/the-abc-of-wildfires-australia-brazil-and-california\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Banner-Home-The-ABC-of-Wildfires-Australia-Brazil-and-California-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-Home-The-ABC-of-Wildfires-Australia-Brazil-and-California-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-30668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-Home-The-ABC-of-Wildfires-Australia-Brazil-and-California-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-Home-The-ABC-of-Wildfires-Australia-Brazil-and-California-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>Every year vegetation fires occupy more inches in the media. And is not for less. Along with greenhouse gas emissions and the extinction of species, forest fires have for decades become one of the great threats to the Earth\u2019s climate system and therefore to the life that develops on it.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-medium button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#577810;--button-border-radius-top-left:10px;--button-border-radius-top-right:10px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:10px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:10px;--button_gradient_top_color:#003d7a;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#003d7a;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#359d26;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#359d26;--button_text_transform:none;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/the-abc-of-wildfires-australia-brazil-and-california\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><div class=\"avada-page-titlebar-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fusion-page-title-bar fusion-page-title-bar-breadcrumbs fusion-page-title-bar-left\">\n<div class=\"fusion-page-title-row\">\n<div class=\"fusion-page-title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fusion-page-title-captions\">\n<p class=\"entry-title fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"30px\"><strong>Why does the lung of the world burn?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px;\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/why-does-the-lung-of-the-world-burn\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Why-does-the-lung-of-the-world-burn-Website-SGK-PLANET-Article-Sandor-Alejandro-Gerendas-Kiss\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Why-does-the-lung-of-the-world-burn-Website-SGK-PLANET-Article-Sandor-Alejandro-Gerendas-Kiss.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-26619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Why-does-the-lung-of-the-world-burn-Website-SGK-PLANET-Article-Sandor-Alejandro-Gerendas-Kiss-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Why-does-the-lung-of-the-world-burn-Website-SGK-PLANET-Article-Sandor-Alejandro-Gerendas-Kiss-400x224.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Why-does-the-lung-of-the-world-burn-Website-SGK-PLANET-Article-Sandor-Alejandro-Gerendas-Kiss-600x335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Why-does-the-lung-of-the-world-burn-Website-SGK-PLANET-Article-Sandor-Alejandro-Gerendas-Kiss-800x447.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Why-does-the-lung-of-the-world-burn-Website-SGK-PLANET-Article-Sandor-Alejandro-Gerendas-Kiss.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>It is no little that is at stake in the Amazon rainforest. 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