The Amazon rainforest in the Amazonas

Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency features the Amazon rainforest in the Amazonas, the largest state in Brazil. The Amazonas is almost completely covered with forest. According to the ESA. the image was processed using the infrared channel of the Sentinel-2 satellite which makes the dense rainforest appear in bright green. This makes it easier for scientists to perceive differences in forest cover.  The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest covering an area of around six million square …