User:Oceanflynn/sandbox/2019 Brazil fires bibliography
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| 2019 Brazil wildfires | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | January to August 21, 2019 |
| Location | Brazil |
There were 74,000 wildfires in Brazil from January to August 2019, which represents the highest number of wildfires since Brazil began to collect data in 2013, according to Brazil's space agency, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).[1] More than half wildfires occurred in the Amazon region.[1][2][3][4][1][5] According to NASA there has been an increase in wildfires in Amazonas and Rondonia and a decrease in Mato Grosso and Pará.[6]
Cause[edit]
According to scientists and conservationists, since President Jair Bolsonaro assumed office in January 2019, he has "encouraged loggers and farmers to clear the land" resulting in an accelerated rate of loss of the the rainforest.[1]
See also[edit]
- List of wildfires
- Other major wildfires in 2019
- California wildfires
- Alberta wildfires
- Alaska wildfires
- Siberia wildfires
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "'Record number of fires' in Brazilian rainforest". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Yeung, Jessie; Alvarado, Abel (August 21, 2019). "Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Garrand, Danielle (August 20, 2019). "Parts of the Amazon rainforest are on fire — and smoke can be spotted from space". cbsnews.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Record-breaking number of fires burn in Brazil's Amazon". CNBC. NBCUniversal. August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Yeung, Jessie; Alvarado, Abel (August 21, 2019). "Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Gibbens, Sarah (August 21, 2019). "Brazil's Amazon is burning in historic wildfires—and deforestation is to blame". National Geographic. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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