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No, the Amazon Rainforest Doesn’t Produce 20% of Our Oxygen, Here’s Why

Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon forest doesn’t provide Earth with 20% of its oxygen supply. So how exactly do the fires currently destroying Earth's largest remaining rainforest affect us?

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