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Brazil saw 79pc jump in area burned by fires in 2024: monitor

Wildfires in Brazil consumed a total
area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country
continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally
expanding their territory.

Some 30.8 million hectares (119,000 square miles) of vegetation were burned
in Brazil in 2024, a 79 percent increase from 2023, monitoring platform
MapBiomas reported.  (BSS/AFP)

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