destruction. well, these apocalyptic sights are kind of like the warnings about what might happen if the world doesn t do something about the climate crisis that you keep hearing, but instead, it s right below us, right here, and right now. more startling is how much of this immense jungle people have managed to destroy in so short a time. unbelievable. they had help. fires they lit and that happened naturally in the dry heat, but usually peak later in the year. this is not just a forest burning, this is almost a cemetery. because all you can see is dead amazon. it s extremely fundamental for the water system for all over the continent. so if we cut off the forest, in some years, we re not going to have rain on the south of the country. reporter: we find another area where the damage is fresher
meme that he commented on to do with macron, the french president s wife today that they re too busy and distracted of the politics and the urgency of the problem is what frankly we saw just yesterday. miles and miles of seemingly endless devastation. this is almost a cemetery. reporter: once you get past the billows of smoke, cinders and scorch land, cnn getting a rare aerial look of the newest fires ravaging the amazon rain forest known as the earth s lungs, providing 20% of the world s oxygen. this area has been the worst hit. there are 85% more fires burning in brazil than this time last year. as of sunday night, more than 80,000 nationwide. these apocalyptic sights are the warnings about what will happen if the world doesn t do something about the climate crisis that you keep hearing but instead it is below us right here and right now. the amazon is seen as the key player in the fight against the climate crisis.
no matter how high you are, you can t escape the smoke. we even close our air vents inside the plane to stop it. the sun made this green paradise over millennia, but now barely peeks through the smoke of its destruction. these apocalyptic sites are kind of likes the warnings about what might happen if the world doesn t do something about the climate crisis that you keep hearing about. right now it s right below, right here. what s startling is how much of this immense jungle people have managed to destroy in such short a time. unbelievable. reporter: they had help. fires they lit and that happened naturally in the dry heat. but usually peak later in the year. this is not just a forest burning. this is almost a cemetery. because all you can see is dead. amazon, it s extremely
now barely peaks through. these are kind of like the warnings of what might happen if the world doesn t do something about the climate crisis that you keep hearing. but instead, it s right below us right here and right now. what s startling is how much of this immense jungle people have managed to destroy in so short a time. they had help. fires they lit and that happened naturally in the dry heat. but usually peak later in the year. this is not just a forest burning. this is almost a cemetery. because all you can see is dead. it s extremely fundamentalal for the water system for all over the continent. so if we cut off the forest, in some years we re not going to have rain. reporter: we find another area where the damage is fresher
fran she s ka. i have two, if you will indulge me quickly. i m going to do one question. i will make it one question. on north korea and the possible summit, can you tell us what your deadline is at this point for deciding whether or not that will or will not happen? and on a completely separate topic, kardashian is supposed to be at the white house today. can you tell us more about that, who she plans to meet with? it s reported she will be meeting with jared kushner as well as president donald trump. she is expected to be here at the white house. i can confirm she will be here. we will keep you posted on meetings that take place, what those looks like. in terms of north korea, as i have said, we are preparing and expect that to take place on june 12th. and we will be ready if it does on june 12th. if it s not, then we will be ready if it takes place on july 12th. if the attorney general is not living up to the president s expectations, if he is so frustrated with him why do