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Sweat, Smoke and Flames: Fighting Fires in the Amazon – The Wire Science
Wind and heat can quickly change the pattern of a blaze. Even rainfall from months ago can make a difference.
A fire brigade member attempts to control a fire in a tract of the Amazon jungle in Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 11, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino.
Apuí, Brazil: For a moment, the Brazilian firefighters were taken aback by the sudden rage of the climbing flames: the speed at which they grew and moved, carried by the evening wind.
Under the supervision of fire fighters from Brazils environment agency Ibama, a farmer in this remote part of the Amazon had set alight undergrowth al…
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