More Amazon fires so far this year than all of 2021, Brazil report shows

Brazil is already counting more fires in the Amazon region in 2022 than in 2021

There are already 500 more sources of fire than in the entire previous year. Greenpeace speaks of an “announced tragedy.”

Brazil reports more Amazon fires so far this year than all of 2021

RIO DE JANEIRO - The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon so far this year has already surpassed that for all of 2021, according to official figures released Monday that triggered new alarm for the world's biggest rainforest.

Brazil surpasses the number of fires recorded in the entire year 2021

INPE satellites identified 75,592 fire sites in the world's largest tropical forest from January 2022 to today, compared to a total of 75,090 last year.

More fires in Brazil's Amazon so far this year than all of 2021, new figures show

Satellite monitoring has detected 75,592 fires from 1 January to 18 September this year.

Brazil More Amazon Fires So Far This Year Than All of 2021

Rio de Janeiro - The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon so far this year has surpassed that recorded for all of 2021, according to official

Brazil: more fires in the Amazon since January than in the whole of 2021

According to experts, these fires are linked to deforestation, which has been accelerating in the country since Jair Bolsonaro came to power.