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Number of fires increases in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands

by Associated Press
| July 26, 2020 12:03 PM

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The number of fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands nearly doubled in the first half of 2020, compared to the same period last year, according to data released by a state institute. Officials said it was the largest number of fires in a six-month period in the last two decades.

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