Satellites Spot Almost 4,000 New Fires Just Two Days After Brazil Declares Burning Ban
Last week , the Brazilian authorities announced a 60 - day ban on starting raw forest fervidness in the South American country . But according to Brazil ’s National Space Research Institute ( INPE ) , 3,859 raw outbreaks were memorialize in Brazil in the 48 hour follow the ban amount into effect . Roughly 2,000 of those are in the Amazon rain forest . While the far - right president of Brazil , Jair Bolsonaro , continues to lay claim that the number of fervour is actually low than it has been in previous years , research highlights a rise in deforestation ....