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  • People fill their buckets from a municipal water tanker on May 20, 2022, in Lahuriya village, 65 kms (40 miles) from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. A severe heatwave has caused drought-like conditions in vast swathes of India's agricultural heartlands from north to south. India is particularly vulnerable to drought as its agriculture sector is heavily dependent on timely, uninterrupted natural weather cycles for its survival. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images
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    Climate emergencies photos from the year so far

    As we celebrate World Environment Day today, it makes me incredibly proud to be a part of a group of pioneers across the globe.

    Sudhanshu Malhotra
    5 Jun 2023
    3 min read
  • Greenpeace Indonesia holds a Chasing The Shadow (CATS) bicycle tour from Jakarta to Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya and finish in Bali to bearing witness the climate crisis impacts in Indonesia. The first leg is from Jakarta to Bandung city. © Veri Sanovri / Greenpeace
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    Best Greenpeace images of 2022

    2022 was another difficult year for many of us. The world tried to get back to normal but the meaning of normal has changed for many.

    Sudhanshu Malhotra
    14 Dec 2022
    4 min read
  • Fire and Deforestation in Porto Velho in the Amazon in Brazil. © Nilmar Lage / Greenpeace
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    4 years of Amazon destruction

    The destruction of the Amazon rainforest has been a hallmark of Jair Bolsonaro's time as president of Brazil. During his term, a total of 45,586 km² was lost, a 53% increase compared to the previous four years.

    Diego Gonzaga
    2 Dec 2022
    2 min read
  • Aerial photo of fires in the Amazon rainforest
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    Devastation of the Amazon forest marks the end of Bolsonaro’s government

    Over the past four years, a total of 45,586 km² of the forest was destroyed, marking the end of Bolsonaro’s government with a legacy of destruction.

    Greenpeace International
    30 Nov 2022
    1 min read
  • Raging waters flow along the Sendai River in the wake of Typhoon Nanmadol in Isa, Kagoshima prefecture on September 19, 2022. - Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in southwestern Japan late on September 18, as authorities urged millions of people to take shelter from the powerful storm's high winds and torrential rain. YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images
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    In pictures: Climate emergencies around the world

    Bearing witness to climate disasters explicitly through photographs can take a toll on mental health.

    Sudhanshu Malhotra
    30 Sep 2022
    2 min read
  • Photo of fires in the Amazon rainforest © Nilmar Lage / Greenpeace
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    Fires Forests Amazon

    Amazon rainforest fires 2022: Facts, causes, and climate impacts

    The Amazon rainforest is shrinking. The fires in the Amazon are growing. And the impacts of this destruction are a risk to the entire planet.

    Chris Greenberg
    5 Sep 2022
    10 min read
  • Photo of fires in the Amazon rainforest © Nilmar Lage / Greenpeace
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    Fires Forests Amazon

    Illegal fires in the Brazilian Amazon reach highest number since 2010

    Despite an official ban on fires by the federal government, the number of fires in August was 18% higher than the prior year.

    Greenpeace International
    1 Sep 2022
    1 min read
  • Deforestation and Fire Monitoring in the Amazon in July, 2020
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    Climate Fires Forests Amazon

    How deforestation is pushing the Amazon to a climate tipping point

    When the Amazon rainforest is in danger, we all are. Learn about the connection between deforestation, fires, and the climate crisis.

    Chris Greenberg
    26 Aug 2022
    11 min read
  • Monument to Destruction in the Pantanal in Brazil. © Leo Otero / Greenpeace
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    Bolsonaro is a catastrophe for the environment

    It's been three years since Bolsonaro became president in Brazil. Here are some of the impacts of his administration on the environment in the country and globally.

    Diego Gonzaga
    26 Jan 2022
    4 min read
  • A woman looks at wildfires tearing through a forest in the region of Chefchaouen in northern Morocco
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    A year of record-breaking extreme weather

    After 50 years of activism and speaking truth to power, we are entering a crucial phase in this climate movement.

    Sudhanshu Malhotra
    17 Dec 2021
    4 min read
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