is the fire still burning in the amazon rainforest?
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There are still Amazon fires - though not as many When the burning of the Amazon was at its peak in August, there were thousands of individual fires, almost three times as many that month - 30,901 - compared with the same period last year.
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Wildfire in the Amazon rainforest, near Abuna, in the Brazilian state of Rondonia on Aug. 24, 2019.
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The fires in the Amazon are the result of seasonal burning that farmers do every year. ... The Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate. Brazil has seen more than 74,000 fires this year ⁠— nearly double 2018's total of about 40,000 fires. About 10,000 new fires started in the last week alone.
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The fire south of Canberra is still out of control and has already burned more than 20% of the territory's landscape. However, the fires did not reach the capital's southern suburbs. Hot and windy conditions are expected to last through the weekend.
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Most are caused by human activity, especially clearing lands for farming. The fires themselves are destructive and devastating, but their primary cause is more concerning, says Ane Alencar, the director of science at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM).
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Forest fires do happen in the Amazon during the dry season between July and October. They can be caused by naturally occurring events, like lightning strikes, but this year most are thought to have been started by farmers and loggers clearing land for crops or grazing.
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In some years, like in 1998 and 2005, that deforestation activity coincided with major El Niño droughts, and fires were abundant and widespread. The Amazon did not evolve to burn, but for centuries, fire has been used to clear space in the rainforest for agricultural crops, from soybeans to palm to cattle.
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What caused this? Forest fires do happen in the Amazon during the dry season between July and October. They can be caused by naturally occurring events, like lightning strikes, but this year most are thought to have been started by farmers and loggers clearing land for crops or grazing.
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The Amazon fires are still raging. As the latest data shows: this is not yesterday's news. This is an ongoing crisis. The last few months have put a crucial spotlight on the fires devastating the Amazon and other species-rich habitats in Latin America.
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But, according to the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (Ipam) about half the forests, wetlands, woods and grasslands there have already been lost - much of it to make way for soy bean farming. Although the Brazilian Amazon is under threat, the vast majority of it remains intact.
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The Amazon Is Still on Fire. Latin America is one of the global regions most vulnerable to climate change, and increased forest fires are just one symptom. ... The U.S. plays a large role in Amazonian deforestation through the consumption of products that contribute to deforestation in their supply chains.
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Inpe said it had detected more than 74,000 fires between January and August, the highest number since records began in 2013. It said it had observed more than 9,500 forest fires just since Thursday, mostly in the Amazon region.
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Forest fires are common in the Amazon during the dry season, which runs from July to October. They can be caused by naturally occurring events, such as lightning strikes, but this year most are believed to have been started by farmers and loggers clearing land for crops or grazing.
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The Amazon Is Still on Fire. Latin America is one of the global regions most vulnerable to climate change, and increased forest fires are just one symptom.
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The Amazon did not evolve to burn, but for centuries, fire has been used to clear space in the rainforest for agricultural crops, from soybeans to palm to cattle.
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(CNN) The Amazon is burning -- and humans are likely to blame. Environmental organizations and researchers say the wildfires blazing in the Brazilian rainforest were set by cattle ranchers and loggers who want to clear and utilize the land, emboldened by the country's pro-business president.
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Why are the Amazon fires such a big deal? While the bulk of the Amazon remains intact, the increasing rate of deforestation and fires could have dire consequences for the rainforest and the world, especially as global temperatures continue to rise. "The Amazon is extremely important to our global environment," said Dr.