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"Amazon wildfire emissions may be up to three times higher than estimated"
#Wildfires #AmazonRainforest #Emissions

Amazon wildfire emissions may be up to three times higher than estimated
Fires are a recurring phenomenon in central South America, often intensified by drought and deforestation. In 2024, wildfire activity reached its highest levels in 20 years, affecting vast areas of the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado—the world's most biodiverse tropical savanna, stretching across one-fifth of Brazil and extending into Bolivia and Paraguay.

Global appetite for beef is driving Amazon deforestation, new study finds #Amazon

Global appetite for beef is driving Amazon deforestation, new study finds
A major international study involving researchers from The University of Manchester has found that rising global demand for beef is a key force behind deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The research shows how consumer demand in countries around the world is directly linked to land clearing in Brazil, often through complex supply chains that are difficult to regulate. By combining economic and environmental analysis, the study reveals why current efforts to curb deforestation are struggling…

"AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas"
#Amazon #Gold #AI #Techology

AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas
In July 2025, the Indigenous Shuar people celebrated the end of a decade-long struggle when they received official titles for three communities — the Shuar Tunants, Kampan and Tsuntsuim –- within the Kutukú Shaimi Protected Forest, in the south of the Ecuadorean Amazon. But in one of those communities, satellite imagery shows that between August […]

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#privacy #ring #amazon
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Indigenous groups demand halt to Belo Sun Amazon gold mine https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/indigenous-groups-demand-halt-to-belo-sun-amazon-gold-mine/

Indigenous groups demand halt to Belo Sun Amazon gold mine
More than 120 Indigenous protesters have occupied a federal building in Altamira in the Brazilian Amazon since Feb. 23. They are demanding that authorities block a Canadian mining company’s license to open one of the country’s largest open-air gold mines on the Xingu River. Led by a movement of Indigenous women, the protest follows a […]

Je hoort het mensen nog wel eens zeggen, serieuze ontwikkelaars maken geen gebruik van AI tooling, echt niet waar, zoals ook uit dit negatieve voorbeeld blijkt... 😀
#AI #Amazon

Genau das haben wir noch gebraucht. 🤪
Zumindest ärgert sich #Amazon.
Mit #Joybuy startet JD.com einen neuen #Onlineshop in Deutschland und setzt auf

Konkurrenz zu Amazon: Neuer Onlineshop Joybuy startet mit Lieferflatrate - Golem.de
Das chinesische Unternehmen JD.com startet mit Joybuy einen neuen Onlineshop in Deutschland. Joyplus nennt sich die passende Lieferflatrate.

performance bicycle: chains are $3 cheaper than amazon.
ebay: the power cable replacement for the one that got shredded is $1 cheaper than amazon.
aliexpress: the plastic containers were a bit harder to find, but multiple dollars cheaper than the ones on amazon (that are probably from the same supplier and had to go through customs last time).
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"Amazon rainforest flipped to carbon source during 2023 extreme drought, study shows"
#AmazonRainforest #Environment

Amazon rainforest flipped to carbon source during 2023 extreme drought, study shows
The Amazon rainforest is of crucial importance to the Earth's ecosystem, given its capacity to store substantial amounts of carbon in its vegetation. In 2023, the region experienced unusually high temperatures, reaching 1.5°C above the 1991–2020 average, accompanied by unusual levels of atmospheric dryness from September to November. These conditions were caused by warmer water temperatures in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that resulted in diminished moisture transport from the Atlantic to…

All these people who claim they can't afford to pay for a privacy-minded alternative to #Google or #Microsoft all don't have #Amazon or

Back-to-back Amazon droughts trigger record forest stress #Amazon

Back-to-back Amazon droughts trigger record forest stress
Two back-to-back droughts in 2023 and 2024 caused the most severe decline in forest moisture and biomass (the total mass of living vegetation such as leaves, trunks and branches) in the Amazon since 1992, according to a study published in the journal PNAS. And many of the hardest hit areas are unlikely to recover before the next major drought arrives.

"Amazon deforestation raises surface temperature by 3°C during dry season, satellite data show"
#AmazonRainforest #Deforestation

Amazon deforestation raises surface temperature by 3°C during dry season, satellite data show
Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a decrease in evapotranspiration, and a reduction in precipitation during the dry season and in the number of rainy days.

Well well well... 😉
#Amazon pauses AI-driven #coding chaos: after major outages, stricter code reviews are now mandatory.

And all 32 #AmazonLeo satellites have been deployed by the first #Ariane 64: good news for Arianespace and Amazon but probably bad news for astronomy as the previous satellites of this #megaconstellation have proven to be brighter than they should be. As this diagram from the recent paper "Brightness Characterization and Modeling for Amazon Leo Satellites" - https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07708 - shows they are almost always brighter than the informally established 7 mag. limit. And there are no indications that the design of the 32 added to the constellation today had been modified to make them dimmer ... while the next Ariane launch will carry more of them.

"Amazon enters agreements for nine Australian renewable projects to power datacentres"
#Australia #Amazon #Technology

I have never seen a more tone deaf TV advertisement than the #Amazon Artificial Intelligence, "I COULD KILL YOU HUMAN LET ME VISUALIZE THE WAYS YOU COULD DIE AT MY HAND".
Maybe drawing attention - any attention - to their poorly adopted AI was their intent, but DAMN, that was cringeworthy.

RE: #Amazon #AWS

Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region #Amazon

Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region
From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are endemic, and the forest plays an important role in the global climate as a carbon sink. However, deforestation threatens to destroy this unique ecosystem and its important functions. One-fifth of the area has already been cleared, and there is no end in sight to this intensive use. This has serious cons…

Just found out all 12 seasons of #MurderSheWrote are on #Amazon #Prime, and I couldn't be happier. I know, I'm a simple man. Now, shush, my program is coming on right now 😉

"Amazon deforestation may rise 30% as major traders exit historic soy pact"
#Amazon #Deforestation #Environment

Amazon deforestation may rise 30% as major traders exit historic soy pact
As global soy giants walk away from a landmark pact, land grabbers move in to clear the forest for new crops.

Hat jemand schon eine Biographie von mir entdeckt? 🤔
Bei #Amazon tauchen zunehmend fragwürdige #Biografien auf, die offenbar komplett von #KI verfasst wurden. Prominente wie Thomas Müller oder Alice…

Wenn die KI fabuliert: Fake-Biografien fluten den Buchmarkt
Sie fluten zu Tausenden den Online-Buchhandel und sind ein Ärgernis für Leser, Promis und auch weniger bekannte Menschen: Biografien, deren Inhalt komplett durch Künstliche Intelligenz generiert wurde.

"Amazon, Google and others pledge $100m to cut ‘highly warming’ superpollutants"
#Amazon #Google #Technology

OK cool text formatting, but why? 🤨
(A product description on #Amazon #India)
#descriptions #marketing #formatting

"Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region"
#AmazonRainforest #Trees #Environment

Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region
From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are endemic, and the forest plays an important role in the global climate as a carbon sink. However, deforestation threatens to destroy this unique ecosystem and its important functions. One-fifth of the area has already been cleared, and there is no end in sight to this intensive use. This has serious cons…

"Brazilian Amazon on Track for Record Low Deforestation"
#Brazil #AmazonRainforest #Deforestation #Trees

Brazilian Amazon on Track for Record Low Deforestation