Record wildfires hit Venezuela during climate-driven Amazon drought
photo by Paulo Brando.
Record wildfires hit Venezuela during climate-driven Amazon drought
Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires, according to data released on Monday, as a climate change-driven drought plagues the Amazon rainforest region.
Satellites registered more than 30,200 fire points in Venezuela from January to March, the highest level for that period since records started in 1999, according to Brazil’s Inpe research agency, which monitors all of South America.
That includes fires in the Amazon, as well as the country’s other forests and grasslands.
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