36 and more shades of sky
First, let me take you to The Pantanal, Brazil.
‘The Pantanal’ is the world’s largest tropical wetland area or the world’s largest flooded grassland. The Pantanal is strongly dependent on the moisture and rainfall from the Amazon. It is worth noting that 40–50% of the cloud condensation nuclei are by-products of the Amazon forest. So, deforestation of the Amazon can and will exacerbate the droughts in the Pantanal.
In spite of being the world’s largest flooded grassland, the Pantanal is literally on fire this year. This is due to the combined effect of a severe drought that already lasted 2 years, manmade fires, and total inaction from the government.
The Pantanal is home to an extraordinary biodiversity with more than 600 bird species, 300 fish species, 236 mammalian species, 141 reptile and amphibian species, and more than 3500 plant species. Owing to the fire this year, we are now seeing awful images of these animals including Jaguars being burnt. Some recent pictures from the region.
