Новости за 01.09.2019

• Fires in the Amazon rainforest continue despite a ban from the Brazilian government on burning.
• Roughly 2,000 new fires broke out in the Amazon rainforest in the 48 hours since the ban was enacted, according to data from the National Space Research Institute published by the Daily Mail.
• Over 50% of Brazil's 88,816 fires from January to the end of August took place in the rainforest.
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New tropical depression forms southeast of Wake Island, headed in Japan’s general direction.

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2. Germany elections: AfD surge in Saxony and Brandenburg  BBC News
3. Merkel punished in election – expert warns 'Euroscepticsm now more mainstream in Germany'  Express.co.uk
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Tokyo continues to serve as Faxai’s prime target, overnight Sunday into Monday with gusts up to 115 mph.

Destructive winds of 58 mph or greater possible within 48 hours.

Chances remain good of direct or near-direct hits by Tropical Storm Faxai over U.S. bases in Tokyo overnight Sunday into Monday.

TS 14W acquires a name, remains forecast to track northwest, then make near-direct hits on U.S. bases in the Kanto Plain.

Destructive winds of 58 mph or greater possible within 72 hours.

Tropical Storm 14W moves to the west, but is still projected to track inland over central Honshu.

Tropical Storm 14W remains on course to bisect central Honshu; questions remain over its track speed and when and where it curves over Honshu.

Tropical Storm 14W is forecast to curve over central Honshu late Sunday and Monday — but it's unclear how close the storm will get to U.S. bases in the Tokyo area.

14W forecast to peak at Category 2-equivalent strength, head toward central Japan close to U.S. bases in Kanto Plain late Sunday.

TS 14W weakens slightly, still is forecast to track west-northwest, then to curve toward central Honshu late Sunday.

Where will it go? Tropical Storm 14W remains headed in Japan’s general direction, but final destination remains a question mark.

14W upgraded to tropical storm, forecast to continue west-northwest in Japan's general direction; final destination still unknown.

TD 14W remains forecast to head west-northwest, forecast peak strength has increased markedly