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Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low

Satellites detected 9,045 fire hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon in the first half of October, 62% more than in the same period last year, amid a drought aggravated by El Niño. The increase contrasts with the fall in deforestation, which over the past year reached its lowest level since 1988.

Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low

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