NHK World Special Programs

MEGAFIRES: Engulfing Forests and Cities Part 2 (2020x3)

Data emisji: Sty 25, 2020

This series, an international co-production with France, will focus on "megafires." In the second part of the program we will show how "megafires" are affecting the environment. They are accelerating the speed of global warming, and threatening the future of our planet. We will cover "megafires" around the world from Siberia to Brazil. "Megafires" in the Amazon and other rainforests produce huge quantities of carbon dioxide. Peat forests in Indonesia are also burning. Global demand for palm oil has destroyed the pristine forests, and turned them into massive farmland of oil palms. These palm oil farms are contributing to wild fire in Indonesia, and warming the atmosphere. In the program, we will explore strategies to stop "megafires."