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Fires in the Amazon rainforest grew 30.5% in 2019; below the historic average

Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
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The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest grew 30.5% in 2019 from the previous year, according to data released by space research agency INPE. The agency said the number of fires detected in the Amazon region was 89,178 in 2019 compared with 68,345 fires in 2018. Read full article

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