A deforested area of at least 4,500 square kilometers in the Brazilian Amazon, three times larger than the city of São Paulo, Brazil, is ready to burn. The result of the sum of what was felled in the first four months of last year—still not burned. This fallen vegetation on the ground can go up in smoke with the dry season that began in June in another season of intense fire like we observed in 2019. If this happens, the number of hospitalizations for respiratory problems can increase significantly, putting further pressure on the region’s healthcare system, which is already severely affected by COVID-19.
The Amazon in Flames: Fire and deforestation in 2019 and what’s to come in 2020
The Amazon in Flames: Fire and deforestation in 2019 and what’s to come in 2020
With the most intense season of deforestation in the Amazon approaching, it is time to evaluate what happened in the region in 2019. It is also time to put strategies in place to combat deforestation, which in the first three months of this year increased...