“Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest – the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen – is on fire.” NPR: Macron Urges G-7 Members To Put Amazon Fires At Top Of Agenda. (Anyone wanna guess which G-7 leader will either avoid the topic or make a joke about it?)

+ Vice: Just How Bad Are the Amazon Fires? In a word: Bad. In two words: Really bad.

+ CityLab: Why the Amazon Is on Fire.

+ And for those scoring at home… We’re Living Through A Climate Emergency Right Now — We Just Aren’t Paying Attention.