The Amazon forest, which produces about 20% of earth's oxygen, and is often referred to as "the planet's lungs" is ablaze. There's been an 80% increase in deforestation so far this year compared to last year.
Scientists have recorded more than 74,000 fires in Brazil this year. That's nearly double 2018's total of about 40,000 fires. In total, the blazes have created a layer of smoke estimated to be 1.2 million square miles wide. You can even see it from space.
On Monday, people in São Paulo reported on social media that the sky had gone dark between 3 and 4 pm local time.
I wonder what will happen next...