There were 29,307 fires reported in the Brazilian Amazon last month
Flames consume a section of the Amazon in the state of Para on Aug. 15, 2020. SAO PAULO, BREAZIL -- The number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month was the second-highest in a decade for August, nearing the crisis levels that unleashed a flood of international condemnation last year, official figures showed Tuesday.
It said one of its satellites had experienced technical problems, meaning the real number of fires may have been even higher. August often marks the start of fire season in the Amazon, when farmers and ranchers who have felled trees on their land take advantage of dryer weather to set them alight. "Last year, images of the Amazon in flames made headlines around the world. This year, the tragedy is repeating itself. Yet the government wants to cut the budget next year," Romulo Batista, spokesman for environmental group Greenpeace, said in a statement, accusing Bolsonaro of "dismantling" Brazil's environmental protection agencies.
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