# I wonder how long it will take for Amazon fires to prove we need more forest to survive the 21st

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 29, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-how-long-it-will-take-for-amazon-fires-to-prove-we-need-more-forest-to-survive-the-21st/839417 "2019-08-29T15:23:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr\_Quatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-how-long-it-will-take-for-amazon-fires-to-prove-we-need-more-forest-to-survive-the-21st/839417/1 "2019-08-29T15:23:27Z")

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We still have 80 years left of this century … So I wonder if these fires will affect the life we have left?

Speaking for myself I only have maybe 15 years left anyway, but if the Amazon is needed to combat global warming this will only increase the problem.