The Amazon fires are nearly all manmade Every year, the number of fires in the Amazon region rises during the ApriltoSeptember dry season Some are set by farmers before they plant and are in According to the Global Fire Emissions Database project run by NASA, fires in the Amazon in surpassed those of 19 In fact, 's fires have been the worst since at least 12, when theHere is an excerpt from one of my previous answers On August 12, the Brazilian state of Amazonas declared an emergency because of the fires, Euro News reported This year 1,699 forest fires were detected in the Amazonas It's not clear if the fir

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