The vast Amazon rainforest bore the brunt of the devastation, accounting for approximately 17.9 million hectares of the total ...

Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which monitors satellite information on vegetation cover, deforestation, and fires, reveal that Brazil experienced 1 million wildfires ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) In 2024, Brazil experienced a 79% increase in burned areas compared to 2023, with 30.8 million hectares affected, surpassing the size of Italy. Fires in the ...

Aerial view of an illegal fire in the Amazon rainforest on the banks of the BR-230 (Transamazon Highway), near the city of Labrea, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, taken on September 4, 2024. (Photo ...

The area affected by wildfires in Brazil reached approximately 30.9 million hectares in 2024, an increase of 79% compared to ...

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Climate change makes vegetation drier and thus more prone to burning. But in Brazil, the main driver of the fires are ranchers and farmers who clear land for pasture and agriculture -- a crime the ...