Richard Ashwell<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fires</span></a> cause record loss of tropical forests in climate threat</p><p>The world's tropical <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forests</span></a>, which provide a crucial buffer against <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>, disappeared faster than ever recorded last year, new satellite analysis suggests.</p><p>Researchers estimate that 67,000 sq km (26,000 sq mi) of these pristine, old-growth forests were lost in 2024 – an area nearly as large as the Republic of Ireland, or 18 football pitches a minute.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deforestation</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lnngl6713o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lnng</span><span class="invisible">l6713o</span></a></p>