Amazon deforestation warnings grow 5.42% in October 2019.
Comparison is compared to the same month of 2018. There were 554.77 km² with signs of devastation, the second worst October in the historical series, which begins in 2015.
The area under alert for deforestation in the Amazon increased by 5.42% in October 2019, compared to the same month of the previous year. There are 554.77 km² of forest with signs of devastation this year, the second worst October in the historical series, which begins in 2015.
The data are from the Deter-B system of the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) and were released on November 8.
In the quarterly analysis, from August to October 2019, there were 3,428.58 km² under deforestation alert, against 1,792.1 km² in the same quarter of 2018.
In the Brazilian Amazon, deforestation alert rates are linked to the incidence of fire, which is one of the main tools used for deforestation. Of the ten municipalities in the region with the highest number of alerts registered by the Deter (Inpe) system, eight are also at the top of the burnings ranking.
Burning and climate change operate in a vicious cycle: the more burns, the more greenhouse gas emissions, and the more the planet warms, the more often extreme events such as major droughts recurring in the world. Amazon. In addition to emissions, deforestation contributes directly to a change in rainfall patterns in the region, which extends the length of the dry season, further affecting forest, biodiversity, agriculture and human health.
Comparison is compared to the same month of 2018. There were 554.77 km² with signs of devastation, the second worst October in the historical series, which begins in 2015.
The area under alert for deforestation in the Amazon increased by 5.42% in October 2019, compared to the same month of the previous year. There are 554.77 km² of forest with signs of devastation this year, the second worst October in the historical series, which begins in 2015.
The data are from the Deter-B system of the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) and were released on November 8.
In the quarterly analysis, from August to October 2019, there were 3,428.58 km² under deforestation alert, against 1,792.1 km² in the same quarter of 2018.
In the Brazilian Amazon, deforestation alert rates are linked to the incidence of fire, which is one of the main tools used for deforestation. Of the ten municipalities in the region with the highest number of alerts registered by the Deter (Inpe) system, eight are also at the top of the burnings ranking.
Burning and climate change operate in a vicious cycle: the more burns, the more greenhouse gas emissions, and the more the planet warms, the more often extreme events such as major droughts recurring in the world. Amazon. In addition to emissions, deforestation contributes directly to a change in rainfall patterns in the region, which extends the length of the dry season, further affecting forest, biodiversity, agriculture and human health.