2020 Brazil faces unprecedented Amazon wildfires, impacting 80% of country and related to human activities.

Brazil is grappling with historic wildfires, with 80% of the country enveloped in smoke, as the Amazon basin faces its worst fires in nearly two decades. Millions of hectares of land have burned across South America, impacting health and leading to a surge in mask usage reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts highlight inadequate air quality monitoring and attribute the fires largely to human activities like agricultural land clearing.

September 30, 2024
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