The vast Amazon rainforest bore the brunt of the devastation, accounting for approximately 17.9 million hectares of the total ...

Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country ...

Few countries have been hit harder by the soaring dollar and U.S. bond yields than Brazil. But the country has one thing ...

Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, government data published Wednesday showed, after the vast biome suffered months of a lengthy drought.

Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which monitors satellite information on vegetation cover, deforestation, and fires, reveal that Brazil experienced 1 million wildfires ...

The area affected by wildfires in Brazil reached approximately 30.9 million hectares in 2024, an increase of 79% compared to ...

Climate change makes vegetation drier and thus more prone to burning. But in Brazil, the main driver of the fires are ranchers and farmers who clear land for pasture and agriculture -- a crime the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 22, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Wildfires in Brazil consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor ...