Amazon Fires Are Soaring Again – but Forest Loss Is Down.
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) showed more than 38,000 fires in the Amazon last month – the highest August figure for 14 years. That followed nearly 11,500 in July, the highest in almost two decades. And figures for September (more than 23,000 in the first 11 days) are …
The Fires That Could Reshape the Amazon - The New York Times
WEB2 days ago · By Manuela Andreoni. Sept. 17, 2024. Large parts of Brazil, a country that holds over a tenth of the world’s fresh water, are on fire. They include vast areas of the Amazon rainforest and the ...
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement.
Brazil: Amazon sees worst deforestation levels in 15 years - BBC
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has hit its highest level in over 15 years, official data shows. A report by Brazil's space research agency (Inpe) found that deforestation...
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging …
WEBAug 4, 2023 · Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July 2022 and is now at its lowest rate in six years, according to preliminary data released by Brazil’s National...
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon Has Reached a Record High.
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Brazil. Deforestation. Climate Change. New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research shows that more than 3,980 square kilometers of the Amazon—an area five times the size of New...
Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road ... - Associated Press News
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts and some in his own government say could worsen deforestation.
Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023 - BBC
WEBJan 12, 2024 · The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by nearly 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, space agency data suggests.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Falls to a Five-Year Low
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to a five-year low, the country’s National Institute of Space Research announced on Thursday, a sign that Brazil, which has the biggest ...
Early Wildfires in Brazil Threaten Pantanal Wetlands and Cerrado ...
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Brazil is still weeks away from its traditional fire season, but hundreds of blazes, fanned by searing temperatures, are already laying waste to the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical...
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