Deforestation is partly to blame for Amazon’s worst-ever drought

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Deforestation is partly to blame for Amazon's worst-ever drought

A fire rages in the Brazilian rainforest on 4 September

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Climate change, deforestation and unusual weather phenomena are driving the worst drought in Brazil since records began seven decades ago and the highest number of forest fires seen in 14 years.

More than 191,000 blazes have been recorded in Brazil so far in 2024 – more than double the 94,829 recorded for the same period in 2023.

Wildfires in biodiversity hotspots including the Amazon, the Pantanal wetlands and the…

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