Article 6QQDF Wildfires blazing in Brazil's Pantanal becoming more likely because of climate change

Wildfires blazing in Brazil's Pantanal becoming more likely because of climate change

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editors@theworld.org (Carolyn Beeler)
from The World: Latest Stories on (#6QQDF)

Brazil's wetlands region called the Pantanal cover an area roughly the size of England. Although this region is typically flooded for much of the year, historic droughts have led to historic wildfires, destroying large swaths of vegetation and wildlife. Scientists say these kinds of fires in this region will now be four to five times more likely because of climate change. The World's host Carolyn Beeler is in Brazil's Pantanal, and reports on the impacts of the wildfires on people in this region.

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