The intensity and frequency of droughts in turn, have been linked with increases in regional deforestation and anthropogenic climate change In early 19, nearly 100,000 acres of the Amazon rainforest were cleared and intentionally burnt, primarily in order to make room for cattle Farmers and ranchers burn down forests and leave the felled trees to dry out Once the fallen trees have desiccated, they set them on fire, leaving behind an open swath of land ready for agricultural activity Fires are detrimental to the Amazon rainforest ecosystem in various aspects The most obvious is the negative impact it has on plant and animal biodiversity Fires can also cause forest edges to fragment by first burning smaller trees and forest understory, which makes the canopy more open, drier, and thus more susceptible to burning the next An Analysis Of Amazonian Forest Fires By Matthew Stewart Towards Data Science Amazon rainforest fire cause