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World Pandemic Support Brazil's Hospitals Need Oxygen
Family members of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 line up with empty oxygen tanks in an attempt to refill them in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil on January 15.
Local and federal officials in Brazil were warned of looming oxygen shortages nearly a week before crisis struck in the city of Manaus, the country's Solicitor General has revealed.
In a country already hard-hit by the coronavirus, oxygen shortages and soaring Covid-19 cases have pushed Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, into a healthcare crisis. Nurses in the city have been quoted in local news reports as saying patients have died of asphyxiation in the city's hospitals because there is no oxygen to give them.
This is a horrible pandemic that's claiming lives of all ages that has yet slowed down. Brazil passed 8 million confirmed cases of of the coronavirus. Brazil's numbers could be higher if more testing is done.
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Brazil Amazon Rainforest Saving The Lungs Of The Earth
Supporting Firefighters And Reforestation
Supporting Firefighters And Reforestation. Firefighters across Brazil are battling raging towers of flames from the Amazon rainforest to the Cerrado savannah, but the fires beneath their feet are a particular challenge in the Pantanal. The fires here are the worst in 15 years. The flames threaten the region’s biodiversity, rich with tapirs, pumas, capybaras and the world’s most dense population of jaguars. Hundreds of firefighters, environmental workers, park rangers and soldiers have worked 24 hours a day for weeks attempting to extinguish flames that have destroyed thousands of square kilometers of the Pantanal. The region is a vast flood plain that normally fills with water during the rainy season, roughly from November to March. But the floods were lower than normal this year and a subsequent drought has left the area dangerously susceptible to fire. It’s our worst year here for fires. It’s never been dry like this. Disaster Relief Donate.
Amazon Rainforest Saving The Lungs Of The Earth
Brazil's Storm Kills 32
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- Disaster relief providing shelter, food and water. At least 32 people have died Sunday in southeastern Brazil as storms swamped the states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, more rain is expected and mudslides possible. At least 5,000 people homes have been flooded or ruined by mudslides.
- Coastal cities Baixada Santista region of Sao Paulo were severely affected, including Guaruja and Santos. In Guaruja alone, 17 people were killed, including a firefighter in the rescue mission. About 200 people lost their homes, the Sao Paulo. Mage, Mesquita, Rio Bonito and Seropedica, where more than 5,000 people have been displaced.
Minas Gerais, Brazil's Flood
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At least 30 people have died during severe rainstorms in Brazil's Minas Gerais state. Many of the victims were buried in landslides or washed away in floods after intense rain on Friday and Saturday. More than 2,500 people were evacuated from their ruined houses under red mud. Disaster Relief support the victims.
Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wildfire
"The Lungs Of The Planet" Is Burning
- Million tree challenge: Donate to our amazing reforestation project across Brazil, who we are working hard to restore land that has been devastated by wildfires.
- Donate now to plant a tree where it's needed most, Brazil.
- More than 60% of Peru is covered by the Amazon rainforest. Our reforestation project is located in the Madre de Dios region, home to over 10 percent of the world's bird species. The goal is to restore and protect the "buffer zone" between Tambopata National Reserve, Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, and the city of Puerto Maldonado. This area has been identified as a high risk zone for deforestation and degradation due to unsustainable agricultural practices in the region. Planting trees here will help conserve habitat for the Jaguar and hundreds of other species living in the protected areas, while providing sustainable livelihoods to local people.
- Brazil contains about 60% of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall.
- Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change.
- The Amazon is often referred to as the planet's lungs, producing 20% of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.
- It is considered vital in slowing global warming, and it is home to uncountable species of fauna and flora. Roughly half the size of the United States, it is the largest rainforest on the planet. Disaster Relief Charity Donate!