Amazon Rainforest Is Burning at a Record Rate
Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest,
巴西亚马逊雨林的大火正以创纪录的速度肆虐，
and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change.
科学家们警告称，这可能会对对抗气候变化的努力造成毁灭性的打击。
The fires are burning at the highest rate since the country's space research center, the National Institute for Space Research (known by the abbreviation INPE), began tracking them in 2013.
自该国的太空研究中心——国家空间研究所（简称INPE）于2013年开始追踪火灾情况以来，这些大火正以最高的速度燃烧。
There have been 72,843 fires in Brazil this year, with more than half in the Amazon region, INPE said.
国家空间研究所表示，今年巴西已发生了72843起火灾，其中一半以上发生在亚马逊地区。
That's more than an 80% increase compared with the same period last year.
这比去年同期增长了80%以上。
The Amazon is often referred to as the planet's lungs, producing 20% of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.
亚马逊雨林常被称为地球之肺，它产生的氧气占地球大气中氧气含量的20%。
It is considered vital in slowing global warming, and it is home to uncountable species of fauna and flora.
它被认为在减缓全球变暖方面至关重要，并且是无数动植物物种的家园。
Roughly half the size of the United States, it is the largest rainforest on the planet.
它的面积大约是美国的一半，是地球上最大的雨林。
Dramatic images and videos on social media show giant plumes of smoke rising from the greenery and lines of fire leaving blackened waste in their wake.
社交媒体上令人震惊的图片和视频显示，大片浓烟从绿色植被中升起，一条条火带过后留下了烧焦的残骸。
The smoke has reached all the way to Sao Paulo, more than 1,700 miles away.
烟雾一直蔓延到了1700多英里外的圣保罗。
Images from the city show the sky pitch-black in the middle of the afternoon, the sun blanketed by smoke and ash.
来自这座城市的图片显示，下午时分天空一片漆黑，太阳被烟雾和灰烬遮蔽。
According to INPE, more than 1½ soccer fields of Amazon rainforest are being destroyed every minute of every day.
根据国家空间研究所的数据，每天每分钟都有超过1.5个足球场面积的亚马逊雨林遭到破坏。
People worldwide are sharing their horror on social media.
全世界的人们都在社交媒体上分享着他们的恐惧。
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整理：2025年5月10日于经典龙苑
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