# @cnnclimate on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQb9GObsZLs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18224235-cnnclimate-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/d0c14d77bb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-06-22T21:01:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CNN Climate (@cnnclimate) — https://gondola.cc/cnnclimate

## Caption

The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much as 1.5 degrees Celsius. As a result of higher temperatures and deforestation, drought has surged. In 2019 alone, tens of thousands of wildfires destroyed 2.24 million acres. It’s #WorldRainforestDay — tap the link in our bio for six facts about some of the most critical places for life on Earth.

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