Brazil's Natural Areas Shrink, Worsening El Niño Impact
MapBiomas said native vegetation now covers 65% of Brazil, leaving farmland and livestock areas more exposed to droughts, floods and fires as El Niño strengthens.
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Data from the Ministry of the Environment show that fire consumed just over 2 million hectares by the beginning of August
Different regions of this huge country are preparing for drought waves, floods and forest fires, while the El Niño weather phenomenon, confirmed in June, is expected to intensify towards the end of the year. In its annual study on land use in Brazil, the MapBiomas environmental monitoring network stated that the territory of the South American country was only covered by 65% native vegetation, compared with 79% four decades ago. The main losses …
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Ada DeranaBrazil's natural areas shrink, worsening El Nino impact
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has lost an area of native vegetation more than twice the size of France in the past four decades, increasing vulnerability to extreme weather events from El Nino, a study showed on Wednesday (Aug 12).Different areas of the vast nation are bracing for droughts, floods and fires as the E
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