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The fires continue to plague the Brazilian biomes. In the Amazon, fires increased 121% in October compared to the same month in 2019. Meanwhile, the Pantanal had its worst October fire ever recorded.
In the Amazon, 17,326 fires were registered in the last month, according to data from the Queimadas Program, of the Inpe (National Institute for Space Research). In October 2019, there were 7,855 (the lowest value ever recorded in the biome for the month).
It is the second worst October burning in the Amazon in the last ten years, only behind 2015, with 19,469 hot spots. Fire in the biome is of human origin and is usually related to deforestation.
The high value is given despite the prohibition of the use of fire in the Amazon and also the presence, since May, of the Armed Forces in the forest for Operation Green Brazil 2 against environmental illicit acts. In addition to burning, deforestation also remains high.
At the same time, the Pantanal continues to face its worst year of burning. The fire in the region is also overwhelmingly human (whether accidental or deliberate) and the situation is even more complex because the biome is going through the worst drought in 60 years.
In October, there were 2,856 hot spots, the highest value ever recorded for the month. This is a 17% increase over the same month in 2019.
However, the situation appears to have improved little compared to the previous three months. In July, August and September, the increase in burning in the Pantanal was 241%, 251% and 181%, respectively, compared to the same months of 2019.
September had the highest number of fires ever recorded in any month in the biome.
The use of fire has also been prohibited in the Pantanal since July, by a decree of President Jair Bolsonaro (without a party), who, however, disregarded its possible effect. The state of Mato Grosso had previously banned the fires.
