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Fires surge in Brazil's Amazon amid El Niño and climate change

Original: Fires surge in Brazil's Amazon, fueled by El Niño and climate change

Wildfires are surging across Brazil's Amazon rainforest, with El Niño-driven drought conditions and climate change cited as the main causes. Reuters and U.S. News & World Report report the rise in fire activity, raising fresh concern over deforestation and carbon emissions from the world's largest tropical forest during the current dry season.

Why now: New reports of a sharp rise in Amazon wildfires amid El Niño conditions are drawing attention to climate impacts in Brazil.

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• Fires surge in Brazil's Amazon, fueled by El Niño and climate change · Reuters
• Fires Surge in Brazil's Amazon, Fueled by El Niño and Climate Change · U.S. News & World Report

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