Intense wildfires in Brazil's Amazon and other regions cause smoke affecting major cities and spreading to Argentina and Uruguay, primarily due to human activities linked to agriculture and historic drought.
Intense wildfires in Brazil's Amazon and other regions have produced smoke affecting major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with 60% of the country impacted. The smoke has also spread to Argentina and Uruguay. Satellite data indicates the smoke covers around 10 million square kilometers. Authorities attribute the fires primarily to human activities linked to agriculture, exacerbated by a historic drought caused by climate change. Conditions are unlikely to improve until October or November.
September 09, 2024
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