According to the satellite data of Brazil's National Institute of space research, the forest fire in the Amazon region has been burning for 16 days, and the 'lung of the earth' is facing unbearable pressure. The Amazon region at the junction of Brazil, Peru and Bolivia has become the hardest hit area of the fire, which is concentrated in Brazil's states of Rondonia, Mato Grosso and Amazon, as well as in Bolivia, and is now in the state of gas During the most drought period, the spread of the fire was strengthened.
Sao Paulo, Brazil, was shrouded in smoke from the Amazon forest fire on the 20th local time, as if the city had gone from day to night.
Since the beginning of this year, the number of Amazon forest fires has exceeded 72000, an increase of 83% over the same period last year. At present, Internet users all over the world have launched an appeal on social media to 'pray for Amazon', asking relevant governments to pay attention to the situation of Amazon forest fire and save human 'lung of the earth'.
On the 21st local time, Brazilian president borsonaro defined a series of fires in Brazil as crimes in an interview, and accused non-governmental organizations of participating in them. 'I'm not sure, but these NGOs may want to draw attention to me personally, to the Brazilian government through this kind of criminal behavior. This is the war we are facing, and we will do everything possible, even impossible, to curb such arson. '
According to Brazil's National Institute of space research, the number of fires in the Amazon rainforest has reached a record in 2019. As of August 19 this year, the number of fires in the Amazon region has increased by 83% compared with the same period in 2018, with a total of more than 72000 fires recorded. In August alone, there were more than 5000 fires in Brazil. In recent days, dense smoke has covered Parana, South Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo and even Minas Gerais. On the afternoon of the 19th local time, the dust from the burning fire was blown to Sao Paulo, 2700 kilometers away from the Amazon forest by cold air flow, causing Sao Paulo to be covered with smoke, and the city seemed to enter the night from the day.