astronaut newcomen tarnow observed the forest fires in the amazon from the international space station and photographed the thick smoke trails. these red dots give an impression of the number of fires burning on a single day their impact on the rain forest is devastating in comparison the problem in southern africa seems far worse. but the blazes seen here are for the most part savanna fires grasslands need the flames to renew themselves all grass burns fertilizing the soil and making way for new growth . ready on facebook we asked you to tell us what you think about forest fires have you ever been affected by one. k p pandy from india right fire is a good servant if it's controlled but a bad master if it's beyond control forest buyers and global climate change are a. circle global communities need to break this cycle by promoting renewable energy technologies and reducing deforestation and forest degradation. from ecuador posts the fires in the amazon are nothing compared to the 1000 time bigger devastation the forest has undergone over the past 40 years the fire is the desperate cry