Brazil wildfires: Fires surge 980%, extreme drought expected
Wildfires in Brazil are expanding in the world’s largest tropical wetland that’s been hit hard by drought.
Satellite data shows a 980% increase in fires in the Pantanal this year.
That’s the highest number since 2020 – that was the worst year on record.
Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew is in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for more.
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