In Brazil, Wildfires Roar Across the Pantanal as Rare Wildlife Dies ...
WEBAug 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.
Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland break June record | CNN
WEBJun 14, 2024 · Brazil’s Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland on earth, is ablaze, with fires in June breaking historical records for that month.
Early Wildfires in Brazil Threaten Pantanal Wetlands and Cerrado ...
WEBJul 12, 2024 · This year’s fires have scorched about 5 percent of the Brazilian Pantanal, an area roughly the size of Phoenix. And experts say the wetlands may be on course for a fire season worse than the...
"Out of control" wildfires are ravaging Brazil's wildlife-rich Pantanal …
WEBNov 15, 2023 · There were 2,387 fires in the Pantanal in the first 13 days of November, an increase of more than 1,000 percent from the entire month of November 2022, according to satellite monitoring by...
Brazil wildfires: Parts of Pantanal wetlands ablaze amid drought - BBC
WEBJun 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. Close to 32,000...
Brazil's Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn't ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 29, 2024 · SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven’t technically entered annual fire season, but already the number of blazes has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades.
Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's ...
WEBNov 19, 2023 · In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled by unusually dry and hot weather destroyed nearly 770,000 hectares (1.9 million acres) of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands.
What we know about the fire 'pandemic' plaguing Brazil
WEB20 hours ago · Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil is burning. From the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands, flames have consumed millions of hectares of forest and farmland in recent weeks. Nearly two-thirds ...
Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected
WEBJun 6, 2024 · Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes on record.
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 ...
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