‘Out of control’: Unprecedented fires ravage Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands

Mongabay
Feb 27, 2020, 11:07 pm229 pts
PORTO JOFRE, Brazil – Only fragile wisps of freshly-sprouted grass dotted the charred plot of farmland in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands. Standing amid the ash and burnt vegetation, Eledilson Nunes de Souza lifted his hand, marking a line halfway up his chest. “Usually, at this time of year, it’s all…

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