Amazon Rainforest Fires Worst In A Decade: Experts
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Amazon Rainforest Fires Worst In A Decade: Experts

A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers
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A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 8, 2020. Picture taken August 8, 2020.
A tract of the Amazon jungle burns
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A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 6, 2020.
Pieces of a dead tree are seen in an area of the Amazon jungle
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Pieces of a dead tree are seen in an area of the Amazon jungle cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 14, 2020.
A tract of the Amazon jungle burns
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A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 9, 2020.
Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade members walk in a burned area
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Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade members walk in a burned area as they try to control hot points in a tract of the Amazon jungle near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil August 11, 2020.
A Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade member holds a dead anteater
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A Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade member holds a dead anteater while attempting to control hot points in a tract of the Amazon jungle near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 11, 2020.
A Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade member holds a dead snake
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A Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade member holds a dead snake during an attempt to control hot points in a tract of the Amazon jungle near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil August 11, 2020.
A Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade member drinks water
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A Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade member drinks water after attempting to control a fire in a tract of the Amazon jungle near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 11, 2020.
Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon jungle
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Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon jungle which burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil August 12, 2020. Picture taken with a drone.
Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon jungle as it is cleared by loggers
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Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon jungle as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 14, 2020.
A tract of the Amazon jungle is seen burning near Ouro Preto,
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A tract of the Amazon jungle is seen burning near Ouro Preto, Rondonia State, Brazil August 20, 2020. Picture taken August 20, 2020.
A man lights a fire to create a firebreak to stop the progress of a fire
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A man lights a fire to create a firebreak to stop the progress of a fire started by farmers clearing a tract of the Amazon jungle in Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 11, 2020.
A tract of the Amazon jungle is seen burning
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A tract of the Amazon jungle is seen burning near Ouro Preto, Rondonia State, Brazil August 20, 2020. Picture taken August 20, 2020.
A tract of the Amazon jungle is seen burning
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A tract of the Amazon jungle is seen burning near Ouro Preto, Rondonia State, Brazil August 20, 2020. Picture taken August 20, 2020.
A tree is seen burning while a fire burns
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A tree is seen burning while a fire burns as back burning used to create a firebreak to stop the progress of a fire at a tract of the Amazon jungle in Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 11, 2020. Picture taken August 11, 2020.
A tree burns while Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade members attempt to control hot points
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A tree burns while Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade members attempt to control hot points in a tract of the Amazon jungle near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil August 11, 2020.
A bird flies over a tract of the Amazon jungle
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A bird flies over a tract of the Amazon jungle after it burned as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 14, 2020.
Pieces of a dead tree are seen in an area of the Amazon jungle
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Pieces of a dead tree are seen in an area of the Amazon jungle cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 14, 2020.
Miraceli de Oliveira reacts as the fire approaches their house
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Miraceli de Oliveira reacts as the fire approaches their house in an area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 16, 2020.