Recently alarms have been sounded about the Amazon burning. It is estimated that there have been over eighty thousand fires in Brazil this year and most are taking place in the Amazon as a result of deforestation. The land is being opened up to accommodate more mining and farming and fire is used to clear the land in some instances. Naturally, wildfires do occur in the Amazon during the dry season, but they are usually minute compared to what is happening now. This year because of the increased deforestation, there have been a record number of fires.
The fires in the Amazon are another example of how we are destroying the Earth. There is evidence to suggest that many people are not thinking about or do not care about the consequences our actions will have on the generations to come. Already, there are intolerable conditions in many parts of the world as many places have been destroyed by war and diseases. There have even been genocides in some places for the Earth’s treasures, such as the mineral coltan, which when refined becomes tantalum and is used in cell phones and other electronics. It is largely found in the Republic of Congo in Africa and resulted in many slaughters there. Many are psychologically and physically impaired because of greed, which often mainly benefits the wealthiest.
