亚马逊森林已经燃烧了数周，美国宇航局分享了来自太空的照片

亚马逊森林已经燃烧了数周，美国宇航局分享了来自太空的照片

On Monday afternoon, the whole city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, went completely dark – as it turns out, the city was buried in smoke by the strong winds coming from forest fires burning nearly 1,700 miles away. According to Reuters, Brazil’s space research center INPE has detected almost 72,843 wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest.

周一下午，巴西圣保罗整个城市一片漆黑——事实证明，这座城市被近1700英里外森林大火带来的强风所笼罩。据路透社报道，巴西太空研究中心INPE已经探测到近72,843场野火在亚马逊雨林肆虐。

(This photo was taken during Amazon rainforest fires in 1989)

The research center states that their satellite data showed an 83% increase on the same period in 2018, showing that this year Amazon rainforest has suffered a record number of fires.

该研究中心表示，他们的卫星数据显示，与2018年同期相比，亚马逊雨林的火灾数量增加了83%，这表明今年亚马逊雨林遭受了创纪录的火灾。

The citizens of Sao Paulo were shocked when they witnessed a daytime blackout, one Twitter user said: “Imagine how much has to be burning to create that much smoke”.

一位推特用户说:“想象一下，要燃烧多少才能产生这么多烟雾。”

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The blackout lasted around an hour and came from the fires burning in the states of Amazonas and Rondonia.

停电持续了大约一个小时，起因是亚马逊州和朗多尼亚州的大火。

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But they weren’t the only ones who noticed an increased fire activity. NASA released photos taken from space which show smoke surrounding the Amazon rainforest.

但他们并不是唯一注意到火灾活动增加的人。美国宇航局公布了从太空拍摄的照片，照片显示亚马逊雨林周围有烟雾。

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Even though the Amazon has been relatively fire-resistant due to its natural moisture and humidity, wildfires have increased during the last couple of decades and the cause is attributed to a combination of drought and human activity.

尽管亚马逊由于其自然的潮气和湿度相对来说是防火的，但在过去的几十年里，野火已经增加了，其原因是干旱和人类活动的结合。

Experts associate this year’s increase with Jair Bolsonaro who took office as president in January and vowed to develop the Amazon region for farming and mining, ignoring the increased deforestation.

专家们将今年的增长与Jair Bolsonaro联系在一起。Jair Bolsonaro于今年1月就任总统，他发誓要发展亚马逊地区的农业和采矿业，无视森林砍伐的增加。

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This map shows current CO concentration level in South America.

这张地图显示了目前南美CO浓度水平。