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To as the earth's lungs. and the earth's lungs are collapsing. if we lose between 20% and 25% of the amazon, the ecosystem will fall apart and the earth's lungs will essentially stop working. we are at 17%. that's part of the reason the french president is pressing for an emergency meeting at the g-7 on the amazon fires. three things to understand about this story. while these fires are burning in brazil, their destruction is a global problem. number two, what's happening in the amazon, this is not strictly a natural disaster. i'll have more on that in a moment. brazil's right wing climate cha...

Working. we are at 17%. that's part of the reason the french president is pressing for an emergency meeting at the g-7 on the amazon fires. three things to understand about this story. while these fires are burning in brazil, their destruction is a global problem. number two, what's happening in the amazon, this is not strictly a natural disaster. i'll have more on that in a moment. brazil's right wing climate change denying president is blocking the international community's health. the president is a climate denier. he's been referred to as the trump of the tropics and he ran on a platform o...

To 0 starts september 2nd on d w. play. this is deja vu news live from berlin as the amazon fires in brazil. huge out of

Government of brazil. reuters is now reporting that the brazilian president says brazil lacks resources now to fight these amazon fires. joining me from sao paulo, brazil a correspondence from "the washington post," marina lopez, covering the environment and brazil for years and she joins by skib. i appreciate this. explain the situation for folks in this country who don't follow fire season in brazil in general how common and uncommon is it, and why is it so alarming this year? >> we have seen a record number of fires this year, and it is dry season here. that could be partially to blame. res...