Fires rage at record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest

Fires rage at record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest

By Naveel Krishant
Thursday 22/08/2019
Inpe said it had detected more than 72,000 fires so far this year [Photo:BBC]

Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change.

The fires are burning at the highest rate since the country's space research centre, the National Institute for Space Research began tracking them in 2013.

The centre says there have been 72,843 fires in Brazil this year, with more than half in the Amazon region.

It says that is more than an 80% increase compared with the same period last year.

The Amazon is often referred to as the planet's lungs, producing 20% of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.

It is considered vital in slowing global warming, and it is home to uncountable species of fauna and flora.

Roughly half the size of the United States, it is the largest rainforest on the planet.

[Source:CNN]

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