Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) used satellites to record the number of wildfires that occurred over several years.
A forest in the Amazon is being illegally burnt in the northern Brazilian state of Para in 2009.Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced an 84% surge in wildfires this year, according to the country's space agency.
The National Institute for Space Research used satellites to record the number of wildfires that occurred in several Latin American countries between January 1 and August 20. INPE's data showed that the number of fires in Brazil rose by 84% from the same period in 2019, with more than 70,000 fires detected in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest so far this year — the highest number since records began in 2013.in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on Monday, the BBC reported, with strong winds reportedly transporting smoke to the city from fires burning more than 1,700 miles away.
INPE's findings come amid rising concerns over Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policies, with his prioritization of the economy potentially driving focus away from protecting Brazil's rainforests. Bolsonaro has previously said the rise in wildfires was simply down to "queimada" — the time of year when farmers use fire to clear land — according to
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