Brazil faces worst fires in 14 years
Brazil faces worst fires in 14 years
A report said 22.38 million of landmass in Brazil caught fire in 2024. The area is comparable to the size of Belarus.
A report said 22.38 million of landmass in Brazil caught fire in 2024. The area is comparable to the size of Belarus.
During the first nine months of 2024, 22.38 million hectares of land in Brazil were ravaged by fires, a new report published on Friday showed.
It is about 2.6% of Brazil's landmass, roughly comparable to the size of Belarus.
The MapBiomas initiative report was compiled by universities, NGOs, and tech companies by analyzing satellite images and other data.
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For imperial measuring Americans that's 86,500 square miles which is close to the size of Rhode island (which is itself about 2.27% of the US).
The size of 17 million school Busses or the size of 1,4 billion dead squirrels