Near 27% of Pantanal scorched from January-October 3rd: LASA
- 4 years ago
남미 판타나우 열대늪지 화재 '통제불능 상태'…27% 불에 타
The world's largest tropical wetlands, the Pantanal, is considered an ecological treasure trove along with the Amazon rainforest.
But record-breaking fires are ravaging the area, threatening one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.
Jae-hee, give us the details.
Mok-yeon, the fires have already consumed more than a quarter of the Pantanal region, that is, according to data from the Laboratory for Environmental Satellite Applications at a Brazilian university.
The institute warns the fire in the region is "out of control", with nearly 27 percent of the total Pantanal burnt down from January to October 3rd.
According to the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, 8-thousand-106 fires have been reported in the region in the last month alone.
This is the largest monthly record since 1998, when INPE surveys began.
The number of fires between January and September this year was at 18-thousand-259, marking the highest yearly record.
Reports indicate that fires deliberately set on private land for livestock breeding are spreading to indigenous lands, causing irreversible damage.
The world's largest tropical wetlands, the Pantanal, is considered an ecological treasure trove along with the Amazon rainforest.
But record-breaking fires are ravaging the area, threatening one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.
Jae-hee, give us the details.
Mok-yeon, the fires have already consumed more than a quarter of the Pantanal region, that is, according to data from the Laboratory for Environmental Satellite Applications at a Brazilian university.
The institute warns the fire in the region is "out of control", with nearly 27 percent of the total Pantanal burnt down from January to October 3rd.
According to the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, 8-thousand-106 fires have been reported in the region in the last month alone.
This is the largest monthly record since 1998, when INPE surveys began.
The number of fires between January and September this year was at 18-thousand-259, marking the highest yearly record.
Reports indicate that fires deliberately set on private land for livestock breeding are spreading to indigenous lands, causing irreversible damage.