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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Organic vs Synthetic Nitrogen: What a Wisconsin Cornfield Video Gets Right—and Wrong

A Wisconsin farmer’s video argues that synthetic nitrogen is mostly lost from cornfields while “organic nitrogen” stays in soil until plants need it. The underlying concern—nitrogen losses can pollute water and warm the climate—is valid. But the chemistry in the video is too simple to serve as a fertilizer guide. Corn does not use every

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