Brazil saw 79% jump in area burned by fires in 2024: monitor

[Article] Brésil : la superficie végétale brûlée par les incendies a bondi de 79% en 2024.


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Brazil saw 79% jump in area burned by fires in 2024: monitor.
Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally expanding their territory.
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This article was published Monday, 27 January, 2025 by AFP
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Some 30.8 million hectares (119,000 square miles) of vegetation were burned in Brazil in 2024, a 79 percent increase from 2023, monitoring platform MapBiomas reported

Some 30.8 million hectares (119,000 square miles) of vegetation were burned in Brazil in 2024, a 79 percent increase from 2023, monitoring platform MapBiomas reported


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