What you need to know
- Apple will help fight the raging Amazon rainforest fires in Latin America.
- Tim Cook made the announcement on Twitter.
- This year has been particuarly tough for the Amazon forests as fires have increased by 85% over last year.
Tim Cook today announced that Apple will lend a helping hand to help fight the fires devastating the Amazon rainforest in Latin America. Apple will be donating to the relief efforts to preserve and restore the forest (via 9to5Mac).
The announcement was made via Twitter.
It’s devastating to see the fires and destruction ravaging the Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most important ecosystems. Apple will be donating to help preserve its biodiversity and restore the Amazon’s indispensable forest across Latin America.It’s devastating to see the fires and destruction ravaging the Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most important ecosystems. Apple will be donating to help preserve its biodiversity and restore the Amazon’s indispensable forest across Latin America.— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 26, 2019August 26, 2019
As Cook pointed out, the Amazon rainforest is an intregal part of Latin America's ecosystem. There's not telling the type of longterm damage these fires could have displacing thousands of animal species. That's not even including the carbon dioxide the fires are releasing into the atmosphere.
The fires have been burning for a few weeks now across Latin America. In Brazil alone, over 79,500 fires have occurred destroying thousands of acres of forest.
Like most places, the Amazon rainforest battles through annual fires flamed by the dry season. However, this year has been particularly awful. The number of fires are up 85% compared to last year.
