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Fire consumes land recently deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Environmentalists say that the Amazon has lost about 17% of its original area and, fear at the current it could reach a tipping point in the next 15 to 30 years after which it could cease to generate enough rainfall to sustain itself. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Andre Penner)