Fires in the legal Amazon in 2022 already exceed those recorded last year

Until Sunday (18), there were registered 75.592 fires, compared to the 75.090 detected throughout 2021, according to data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

September was already announced to be a critical month in the issue of fires, registering 18.374 outbreaks in just one week, almost 10% more than in the entire same month of 2021.

Fires in the Amazon flare up in early September

The Brazilian Amazon accounted for more than two thirds of the total fires recorded in September 2021 in just 4 days, after a new record in August, according to data from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe).

The environmental NGO Greenpeace stated in a statement that the increase in fires is an “announced tragedy” and is “associated with deforestation and land grabbing”.

(with AFP)