BRAZIL’S Amazon rainforest continues to be savaged by a record number of wildfires and the severity of the blaze has prompted fresh scrutiny of President Bolsonaro’s handling of the fires.
The Amazon rainforest, which spans 5.5 million km2, has been devastated by a record number of raging wildfires this year. More than 73,000 have been recorded, a surge of 83 percent over the same period in 2018, according to the National Institute for Space Research . The unprecedented increase in fires has been blamed on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and the newly elected head of state has faced mounting criticism over his environmental rhetoric.
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