Brazil records worst day for Amazon fires in 15 years, as 3,358 fires burn on Monday, the highest number for any 24-hour period since September 2007
Satellite monitoring detected 3,358 fires on Monday, the highest number of fires in one day since 2007 as Brazil's"arc of deforestation" keeps advancing, officials say.
Satellite monitoring detected 3,358 fires on Monday, August 22, the highest number for any 24-hour period since September 2007, the Brazilian space agency, INPE said on Thursday. There is no indication that Monday's fires were coordinated, said Alberto Setzer, head of INPE's fire monitoring program.'Arc of deforestation'
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