Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest - space agency
Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest - space agency Brazil's Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, new space agency data suggests. The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said its satellite data showed an 84% increase on the same period in 2018. It comes weeks after President Jair Bolsonaro sacked the head of the agency amid rows over its deforestation data. The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is a vital carbon store that slows down the pace of global warming. It is also home to about three million species of plants and animals, and one million indigenous people. 'Football pitch' of Amazon forest lost every minute Brazil wildfires prompt 'prayers' for the Amazon rainforest Is the honeymoon period over for Brazil's Bolsonaro? Conservationists have blamed Mr Bolsonaro for the Amazon's plight, saying he has encouraged loggers and farmers to clear the land, and scientists...