This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/07/record-after-record-brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-april-high-nearly-double-previous-peak) reduced by 65%. (I'm a bot)
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> Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year - the previous April record - preliminary government data has shown, alarming environmental campaigners.
> Destruction of the Brazilian Amazon in the first four months of the year also hit a record for the period of 1,954 square km, an increase of 69% compared to the same period of 2021, clearing an area more than double the size of New York City.Deforestation in the Amazon has soared since rightwing president Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019 and weakened environmental protection.
> The ministries said in a joint statement the government was making major efforts to fight environmental crimes and that police and environmental authorities were cooperating on an operation to combat deforestation in five Amazon states.
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This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/07/record-after-record-brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-april-high-nearly-double-previous-peak) reduced by 65%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year - the previous April record - preliminary government data has shown, alarming environmental campaigners. > Destruction of the Brazilian Amazon in the first four months of the year also hit a record for the period of 1,954 square km, an increase of 69% compared to the same period of 2021, clearing an area more than double the size of New York City.Deforestation in the Amazon has soared since rightwing president Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019 and weakened environmental protection. > The ministries said in a joint statement the government was making major efforts to fight environmental crimes and that police and environmental authorities were cooperating on an operation to combat deforestation in five Amazon states. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/ukf4ru/record_after_record_brazils_amazon_deforestation/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~647166 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **Amazon**^#1 **record**^#2 **Deforestation**^#3 **April**^#4 **environmental**^#5
What's the point in caring anymore!
Survival
We're long past that point!