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The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon is the highest in 17 years, authorities say.
Thick smoke occasionally clouded major cities such as Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo last year. Brazil’s Amazon rainforest experienced the most wildfires in 2024 in 17 years after months of prolonged drought, according to government data released Wednesday. According to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), there were 140,328 fires detected through satellite imagery each year. This…
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