Leonardo DiCaprio questions lack of media interest in Amazon rainforest fire

Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio, who is also an environmentalist has raised a question over the lack of media coverage of the ongoing fire at the Amazon rainforest.

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star took to social media to share his concern.

The Amazon rainforest is on fire; It has been burning for 3 weeks and we have just found out about it!

DiCaprio posted a photo of the Amazon rainforest fire, on his Instagram with the caption saying: “Terrifying to think that the Amazon is the largest rain forest on the planet, creating 20% of the earth’s oxygen, basically the lungs of the world, has been on fire and burning for the last 16 days running, with literally NO media coverage whatsoever! Why?”.

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As being reported, even though the Amazon rainforest has a wet and humid climate, the months of July and August normally witness a dry season, and this is also the time when the forest fires mostly occur. Sometimes, the forest fires are manmade, because of farming and ranching activities.

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So far this year, almost 73,000 fires have been detected by Brazil’s space research center INPE. That marks an 83% increase from 2018 and the highest number on record since 2013.

According to INPE – Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (National Institute for Space Research), more than 1½ soccer fields of Amazon rain-forest are being destroyed every minute of every day.

Leonardo Dicaprio is an active environmentalist who keeps raising his voice for the issues related to the world’s environment.

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