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The lungs of the earth, but it is a massive sink for greenhouse gases. it absorbed carbon emissions we've been pumping out. as the amazon disappears it begins to leak so it starts releasing -- it releases them through the fires but also as it transitions to savanna and those trees die off and soils change it will go inn to release greenhouse gas emissions. >> the wildfires we saw, that was a big story this year, how much does that exacerbate the problem? >> it's a huge problem. it's completely human driven. we are cutting down the trees and the fire are the last step in the soil. the wetter se...
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