2024 Brazil wildfires
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In 2024, 13,489 severe wildfires burned 32,000 hectares of tropical wetland in Brazil's Pantanal in Mato Grosso do Sul and several more areas in the Cerrado and Amazon. According to satellite data from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, the number of fires from 2024's beginning to 10 June showed a 935% increase compared to the same period in 2023 with 1,315 fires being reported compared to 127 fires in 2023.[1][2]
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2024 Brazil wildfires | |
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Location | Pantanal, Cerrado, Amazon rainforest |
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Total fires | 13,489 |
Total area | >760,000 hectares (1.8 million acres) |
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