Brazil: Amazon fires fall to record low
The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil fell to a record low in October, even as blazes ripped across the Pantanal tropical wetlands, official data show. There were 7,855 fires in the Amazon last month, the lowest for any October since 1998 when the government agency started keeping records. It came after Brazil in late August slapped a 60-day ban on fires in the rainforest. The drop also coincided with the start of the Amazon rainy season, which typically lasts until June.
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