1.0Unearthedhttps://unearthed.greenpeace.orgJoe Sandler Clarkehttps://unearthed.greenpeace.org/author/joesandlerclarke/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2016/04/20/logging-and-drought-may-have-caused-unprecedented-fires-in-congo-basin-rainforest/">Logging and drought may have caused unprecedented fires in Congo Basin rainforest</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2016/04/20/logging-and-drought-may-have-caused-unprecedented-fires-in-congo-basin-rainforest/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Logging and drought may have caused unprecedented fires in Congo Basin rainforest” — Unearthed" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ROC_fire_on_Sentinel2-1024x707.png1024707Fires that devastated swathes of central African rainforest at the start of the year may have been “human induced” according to researchers. Unprecedented fires hit the forests of the northern part of the Republic of Congo from late January to early March this year, with satellite images from Nasa showing damage to around 15,000 hectares, […]