“We mourn the consequences of man-made fires”. So writes Arnaldo Ramirez, an AJA friend from Paraguay.
South American soil is full of fire.
Thousands of hectares are consumed by forest fires in Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador. Thus, the sun rises and the day seems gray, a kind of fog covers everything, there is a strange smell in the air.
Outdoor activities are suspended, many people are suffering from eye and throat irritation or breathing difficulties.
Similar news is heard on social media at various times and in different parts of the world, and it is good to ask why.
While some of the fires are accidental, starting with small fires that get out of control, and drought, high temperatures, and strong winds then contribute to their rapid spread; much of the fires are intentional, that is, caused by human intervention.
They start with people who want to:
- expand cultivation or grazing areas over forests or wetlands,
- generate rapid regrowth of natural grasslands, especially in prairies or wetlands,
- bring wild animals out of their burrows to hunt them,
- have easier access to lagoons and estuaries for fishing,
- grow marijuana within forest reserve areas,
- generating reprisals against timber theft controls, among others.
Unfortunately, the frequency and intensity of fires is increasing.
Because there are also other dark interests in view of a “new world order” that seeks to move the rural population to the cities, use land for negotiations, and generate “emergency” situations that justify extraordinary measures.
The consequences of fires are many.
Directly and in the short term on people we have an increase in respiratory, allergic and cardiac problems due to smoking.
Burns also cause severe environmental damage due to destruction of forest cover, death and escape of animals, loss of fertile soil, advanced erosion, disappearance of ecosystems, increased atmospheric CO2 emissions, and decreased air humidity, which in turn hinders the formation of precipitation and promotes desertification.
From Paraguay, Arnaldo Ramírez, Friend of Sainte Jeanne Antide, tells us:
“A new forest fire hits the hill of Chovorèca. Paraguayan volunteer firefighters report that the fire is spreading rapidly due to strong winds. New fires are being recorded in recent hours and are advancing rapidly. Strong gusts of wind from the north are encouraging the rapid expansion of the fire. The loss of jungles and forests due to fire means at the same time the loss of species that could mean extremely important resources in the future. Once again we mourn the consequences of fires caused by human hand…. God forgive us for such a cruel ecological crime.”
DP : Arnaldo Ramírez (ASJA)
