Smoke rises over cleared forest on the Amazon frontier in Rondonia, Brazil — where deforestation spiked 92 percent in May 2025 and 51 percent of clearing hit recently burned land. Each fire scar becomes a footnote in a longer ledger of loss. [Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]

Amazon Deforestation Soars 92%: Brazil’s October 2026 Election Decides Future

Amazon deforestation jumped 92 percent in May 2025, with 51 percent of clearing in burned areas. Brazil's October 4, 2026 presidential vote decides forest protection and the 17 percent tipping margin.

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A satellite view of the Baku City Circuit, the street race track through Azerbaijan's capital where the Azerbaijan Grand Prix returns each year. When a street circuit threads through a city's historic core, the spectacle is as much about urban geography as it is about motorsport. [Photo: SkySat / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0]

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026: Spectator Guide to Heat, Public Transport, and Waste

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 is scheduled for September 24 to 26 on the Formula 1 calendar. For fans heading to Baku, the event is a city race weekend, with street closures, dense crowds, travel pressure, noise, heat, and waste concentrated into a few days. A sustainable race-weekend plan starts with movement inside the city.

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