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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 tha...

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 t...

Over millennia, but now barely peeks through the smoke of the destruction. these sites, the climate crisis you keep hearing, instead, 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. they had help. fires they lit and that happened naturally in the dry heat. usually peak later in the year. >> this is not just a forest burning. this is almost a cemetery, because you can see is dead amazon. it's extremely fundamental for the water system, for all over the continent. so if we could ask the forest, in s...

Harsh scene in brazil. wildlife is devastated by this fire, of course. smoke is filling the air. moments ago the pope said this, quote, that forest lung is vital to our planet. he encouraged everyone to pray that they can overcome the fires. cnn's nick paton walsh is on the front lines of this fire fight. what are you seeing today? anything different, i guess, than we saw yesterday when we were speaking with you? >> reporter: startling. for those who were watching yesterday, the scene this morning, we woke up and port velho has monumentally changed. we'll show you the sun this morning. standar...