Nearly 2,000 new fires have started in Amazon in the last 48 hours despite burning ban from government
Fires in the Amazon rainforest continue despite a ban from the Brazilian government on burning. Roughly 2,000 new fires broke out in the Amazon rainforest in the 48 hours since the ban was enacted, according to data from the National Space Research Institute published by the Daily Mail. Over 50% of Brazil's 88,816 fires from January to the end of August took place in the rainforest. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Fires in the Amazon rainforest continue despite a ban from the Brazilian government on burning. Roughly 2,000 new fires broke out in the Amazon rainforest in the 48 hours since the ban was enacted, according to data from the National Space Research Institute published by the Daily Mail. Over 50% of Brazil's 88,816 fires from January to the end of August took place in the rainforest. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
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