Brazil's Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years

According to INPE data, the surface area subject to deforestation decreased 42 percent from January 1 to June 21, as compared with the same period in 2023.

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Aerial view showing a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest in Iranduba, metropolitan region of Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on September 5, 2023. Brazil recorded 13,489 fire outbreaks in the Amazon in the first half of the year, the worst figure in two decades and a 61% increase over last year, according to satellite data available on July 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

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