Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low

MercoPress · 21/10/2026, 13:29:00

Satellites detected 9,045 fire hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon in the first half of October, 62% more than in the same period last year, amid a drought aggravated by El Niño. The increase contrasts with the fall in deforestation, which over the past year reached its lowest level since 1988.