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In a study published in the journal  Geophysical Research Letters, the researchers described how a giant array of solar panels, such as that planned for the Sahara, could raise global temperatures. This could disrupt precipitation patterns and bring more cyclones to different regions around the world. How a Sahara solar farm could harm the environment The Sahara, the world’s largest desert, is a prime location for a giant solar farm. Like all deserts, it is spacious, mostly flat, never short of sunlight and rich in silicon – the raw material for the semiconductors from which solar ce...

Slides. but why didn't the oxygen masks drop? new reporting just coming in on what could be the first death in the united states linked to vaping, as authorities try to beat back a growing epidemic. the fires raging in the amazon rain forests, now a global threat. tonight, the concerns about climate change. brazil declaring they don't have enough manpower to fight the flames. our correspondent this on the ground. and a tesla driver on a busy l.a. freeway appearing to be asleep at the wheel. another driver filming it all. good evening. it's great to have you with us on this busy friday ...

Ignited in brazil since the crisis began, a new fire starting every minute or so. the vast majority believed to be set by farmers trying to clear land. from the air, the lines of fire chewing up the forest. the area of smoke so large, it's visible from space and could blanket half the united states from detroit to los angeles. the amazon produces 20% of the planet's oxygen and helps regulate its temperature. the fires casting a shroud over south america's biggest city, sao paolo, earlier this week. tonight, president trump offering u.s. assistance. as brazil's president says he will deploy the...

The military, not only to fight the fires, but also to prevent farmers from setting new ones. but given the vast scope of these fires and how remote they are, any country could have a hard time battling them, which is what is so troubling about this, given the importance of the amazon to the planet's health. >> so troubling indeed. and breaking news overseas tonight. north korea reportedly conducting a new missile test today. japan's coast guard reporting a projectile fell into the sea of japan. that test comes hours after north korea's foreign minister called mike pompeo a, quote, poisonous...

They're trying to determine what role, if any, vaping may have played. >> gio, thank you. >> now to the stunning images setting off alarms. wildfires raging through the amazon rain forest. brazil saying it does not have enough manpower to fight these flames. and nasa releasing imagery of a carbon monoxide plume currently over the amazon. the rain forest is responsible for 20% of the world's oxygen supply. french president emmanuel macron declaring, our house is burning. abc's matt >> reporter: tonight, brazil's catastrophic fires smoldering into an international battle. france's president eman...