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By Jake Spring
BRASILIA, May 27 (Reuters) - Dry weather this year raises the risk of severe fires in Brazil s Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands, scientists say, warning that a drought could fuel destruction of biomes critical to curbing climate change.
Last year, dry weather helped fuel record fires in the Pantanal, while the Amazon experienced the worst rash of blazes since 2017, according to Brazil s national space research institute INPE.
This year s rainy season - running roughly from November to April - was even drier in parts of the Amazon under greatest threat, known as the arc of deforestation, INPE data show.
Jake Spring
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Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo/File Photo
Dry weather this year raises the risk of severe fires in Brazilâs Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands, scientists say, warning that a drought could fuel destruction of biomes critical to curbing climate change.
Last year, dry weather helped fuel record fires in the Pantanal, while the Amazon experienced the worst rash of blazes since 2017, according to Brazil s national space research institute INPE.
This year s rainy season - running roughly from November to April - was even drier in parts of the Amazon under greatest threat, known as the arc of deforestation, INPE data show.
Scientists warn of bad year for fires in Brazil s Amazon and wetlands reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.