To curb the worsening Amazon deforestation, NASA offers satellite imaging to Brazil in the process.
According to Bill Nelson, the organization's administrator, NASA will help the South American country to help monitor the condition of the natural creation.
NASA Extends Satellite Imaging to Fight Amazon Destruction
In a report by First Post, Nelson paved a short visit to INPE, a space research center in Brazil to observe what NASA can do to mitigate the rapid Amazon deforestation.
On Wednesday, July 26, NASA proposed a strategic partnership where the use of satellites will be prioritized. The said collaboration between Brazil and the United States will help combat the deforestation of the rainforest.
Back in January, Nelson first mentioned that the satellite called NISAR can render photos of everything surrounding the forest.
"It is going to be able to look through the canopy of the jungle so that we can see if someone has burned the undergrowth and that would ultimately kill the big trees," Nelson said at a news conference at Sao José dos Campos's INPE.
To further gain more knowledge about the space program Luciana Santos, the Science Minister toured Nelson around the facility.
INPE has been active in launching satellites since 1999 courtesy of China's partnership. Brazil has been benefiting from technology in monitoring crops and environmental changes.
Nelson recalled 37 years ago that when he saw the Amazon rainforest from space, he expected that the destruction would further worsen in the future, per Livemint.
With this, NASA will lend hands to Brazil to improve its environmental monitoring, specifically to watch over the deteriorating rainforest.
By 2024, NASA will use satellites that will be sent into orbit. They are expected to add an "extreme ability to understand what is happening" to the rainforest," according to Nelson.
Nelson also met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The world leader thanked NASA for its effort to save the Amazon rainforest.
NASA Looks Forward to Helping Other South American Countries
According to Amazon Conservation, 1,300 bird species, 378 reptile species, over 400 amphibian species, and 427 mammal species are living in the forest. For the past decade, more than 10,000 species of beetles have been discovered.
Nelson's South American trip won't end in Brazil. The NASA chief will also tour Colombia and Argentina to venture into partnerships concerning environmental preservation.
Meanwhile, a report by Tech Times shows that temperatures in the Florida Ocean are rising to the extreme. Experts believe that the surge in water temperature of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit only took place for two consecutive days.
According to meteorologists, this could lead to the deterioration of organisms living in the water. It can also result in coral bleaching. So far, it's the highest seawater temperature recorded on the planet.
