- Title: Extreme weather timeline for August- November 2019
- Date: 28th December 2019
- Summary: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday (August 23) he would have deployed federal troops with appropriate equipment to fight the fires in the Amazon rainforest, blaming dryer-than-normal weather for the spike in fire outbreaks this year. Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon, which accounts for more than half of the world's largest rainforest, have surged 83% in number this year, according to government data, destroying vast swathes of a vital bulwark against global climate change. The government agency INPE registered 72,843 fires, the highest number since records began in 2013. More than 9,500 have been spotted by satellites over the third week in August. PORTO VELHO, RONDONIA, BRAZIL (FILE - AUGUST 23, 2019) (REUTERS) (PART MUTE) AERIAL OF SMOKE RISING FROM FIRE BURNING IN THE AMAZON VARIOUS OF FIRES BURNING ON THE GROUND / SMOKE IN THE AIR OF THE AMAZON TREE STUMP BURNING TREES BURNING ASH AND EMBERS OF BURNT TREE AERIAL VIEW OF CHARRED GROUND OF AMAZON AFTER FIRE AERIAL OF SMOKE RISING FROM FIRE BURNING IN THE AMAZON
- Embargoed: 11th January 2020 12:25
- Keywords: Forest fires climate change cyclones extreme weather floods global warming heat heatwave rain snow storms tornadoes torrential rain weather
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- Topics: Environment,Weather,Editors' Choice
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