Despite a media furor over the widespread burning of Amazon rainforest in 2019, the latest analysis by the ESA’s Fire CCI project reveals that the total number of fires in the Amazon was only slightly above the long-term average.
Far from the apocalyptic headlines depicted in the mainstream media frenzy, it appears that the Amazon may not be doomed just yet. While there was a small increase year-on-year between 2018 and 2019, the number of fires in relation to the national average over two decades was only slightly up.
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