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The article “Taking two steps back” written by Mac Margolis was pulished in Newsweek.

It is
about the effect of the burning on the world’s climate. The Amazon, the world's crown gem of
rain forests, is on fire once more causes bad consequences for the people of Brazil. The fire
mocked the message of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, where Brazil responded to
critics by supporting broad environmental treaties. All of the focus appeared to be paying off
that the rate at which the rain forest was vanishing was cut in half from the 1980s. Brazil's
economy is recovering and many farmers are starting to scale up farming again, increasing the
risk of wildfires. The government denies the allegations and promises damages

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