Record number of forest fires in Brazil Amazon

Manaus, Brazil (AFP) Aug 14, 2024

The Brazilian Amazon has recorded more than 37,000 forest fires so far this year, the worst number in nearly two decades, according to satellite data released Wednesday. The number was 111 percent higher than in the same period of 2023, said Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Since the INPE started collecting data in 1998, more fires were recorded in the same period o