Image of the week: Amazon fires

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This week’s image of the week is of the many fires that are affecting the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

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08 August 2024

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08 August 2024

The Amazon is experiencing record-breaking numbers of fires in 2024, exacerbated by dry conditions linked to climate change and El Nino.

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest and plays a key role in regulating the Earth’s climate by absorbing carbon dioxide. It is also an irreplacable biodiversity hotspot and the region is home to millions of people.

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This image was captured by the OLCI instrument onboard Sentinel-3 on 5 August 2024.

EUMETSAT operates the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites, in cooperation with ESA, and delivers the marine and atmospheric data on behalf of the European Union.

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