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17/09/2024 18:31 (UTC)

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Carbon dioxide emissions from Brazilian Amazon fires increased by 60%

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sep 17 (EFE).- Between June and August, fires in the Brazilian Amazon emitted 31.5 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, a 60% increase over the same period last...
Aerial photograph showing the damage from fires in a section of the Guajará Mirim State Park in Nova Mamoré, Brazil, 11 September 2024. Wildfires have burned 6,718,025 hectares of the Brazilian Amazon since the beginning of the year, representing 1.6% of the biome, according to government data released this Tuesday. EFE/ Isaac Fontana

Aerial photograph showing sandbanks formed by the historic lower channel of the Madeira River Tuesday in Porto Velho, Brazil 10 September 2024. The largest tropical forest on the planet is currently facing an extreme drought, which has left several Amazon rivers at their lowest levels in history and has isolated dozens of rural communities, in addition to favoring the spread of fires. EFE/ Isaac Fontana

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Carbon dioxide emissions from Brazilian Amazon fires increased by 60%

Carbon dioxide emissions from Brazilian Amazon fires increased by 60%

Carbon dioxide emissions from Brazilian Amazon fires increased by 60%

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