Brazilian Amazon's worst-in-a-decade August wildfires captured in pictures

Surpassing the 2019 Amazon August wildfires that shocked the world, this year's wildfires in Brazilian rainforest have hit a record, becoming the highest for the month since 2010. National space research agency INPE registered 31,513 fire alerts in the Amazon via satellite in the first 30 days of the month, making it the worst in a decade. Fires registered are reported 20% up than average for the month of August as per the data. Experts have blamed President Bolsonaro for poor regulation of environmental laws which has paved way for large scale deforestation resulting into wildfires at an alarming rate in Brazil.

Published on Sept 01, 2022 01:58 pm IST 5 Photos
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Aerial view of a burnt area in the Amazon rainforest, near the Lago do Cunia Extractive Reserve, on the border of the states of Rondonia and Amazonas, northern Brazil, on Wednesday. (AFP)

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Aerial view of a burnt area in the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, northern Brazil. This time is considered as the burning season in this region when ranchers and farmers often set fire to deforested areas.(AFP)

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As Presidential elections are due in October, the frontrunner, leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has vowed tougher protection of the Amazon.(AFP)

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Experts say Amazon fires are caused mainly by illegal farmers, ranchers and speculators clearing land and torching the trees. President Bolsonaro is suffering heat over letting deforestation hit a 15-year high in the region.(AFP)

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As per data the deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon till July was equivalent to an area roughly seven times the size of New York City. (AFP)

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