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Amazon fires rise 62% even as deforestation hits record low
Satellites detected 9,045 fire hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon in the first half of October, 62% more than a year earlier, amid an El Niño-worsened drought. Deforestation over the past year fell to its lowest level since 1988.
Why it matters
The Amazon is a major carbon store, and both fires and clearing affect global climate goals.
Background
Brazil has reduced deforestation in recent years through enforcement. Drought makes the forest more vulnerable to fire.
The story so far
- Brazil's Amazon deforestation falls to near four-decade low
- Amazon deforestation falls to its lowest level in decades
- Brazil's Amazon deforestation falls to all-time low
- Amazon fires rise 62% even as deforestation hits record low
Sources
- MercoPress ↗Oct 21, 9:29 AM ET
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