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Brazil records worst day for Amazon fires in 15 years
Dais Newsfeed | 26/08/2022 08:54 AM | Click to read full article
The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon hit a nearly 15-year high this week, according to official figures that provided the latest warning on the advancing destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest.
The fires sent thick grey smoke all the way to Sao Paulo, some 2,500 kilometres (1,500 miles) away, and triggered a global outcry over images of one of Earth’s most vital resources burning.
