Wildfires sweep Amazon as Brazil suffers worst drought on record
Sep 14, 2024 · Brazil is fighting wildfires that have cast smoke across swaths of its territory, fuelled by heatwaves and the nation’s worst drought on record. The area of the Amazon in Brazil, home to about ...
During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon …
Sep 10, 2024 · From the beginning of the year until Sept. 8, Brazil registered almost 160,000 fires, the worst year since 2010. In Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland area, it has been the second worst fire year on record.
Wildfires in southern Brazil kill 2 people and leave dozens of …
Aug 26, 2024 · SAO PAULO (AP) — Wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people, officials said Saturday. At least 36 cities have been put on high alert. Local and federal authorities were stepping up efforts to control …
In Brazil, Wildfires Roar Across the Pantanal as Rare Wildlife Dies ...
Aug 27, 2024 · Wildfires are laying waste to Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland and one of the most important biodiversity sanctuaries on the planet.
Brazil faces its worst drought as wildfires rage and Amazon River …
Sep 10, 2024 · Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread smoke over a vast expanse, plummeting air quality.
Record breaking wildfires burn across South America - NPR
Sep 20, 2024 · Record-breaking wildfires are burning across South America, and smoke now fills the skies over seven countries. It's at its worst in Brazil because more than half the land there is in drought.
Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland break June record | CNN
Jun 14, 2024 · While aerial views of the wetland show smoke rising and the bright orange of burning fires, a closer look at burnt vegetation found charred skeletons of wildlife, including an alligator, monkey...
Brazil wildfires: Parts of Pantanal wetlands ablaze amid drought - BBC
Jun 10, 2024 · Firefighters are battling wildfires in Brazil's Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland. The Pantanal is home to jaguars, giant anteaters and giant river otters.
Brazil wildfires leave at least two dead - BBC News
Aug 24, 2024 · Brazil has recently experienced a huge wildfire in the Pantanal wetlands and vast flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The state government has also warned forest fires could...
Early Wildfires in Brazil Threaten Pantanal Wetlands and Cerrado ...
Jul 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...