Amazon Rainforest
The 'green lungs' of the Earth.
A paradise of flora and fauna.
The Amazon Rainforest helps regulate the global climate and is vital in maintaining the earth's fragile balance.
However, we are losing the rainforest at an alarming rate through fires.
For more than a decade, more and more intense blazes are ravaging the Brazilian Amazon - the part of the rainforest located in northern Brazil which makes up about 60% of the forest.
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for more information on the specific states that are affected.
Spread of Fire
The graphs below show the number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon through the years of 1998-2017.
Click on the various components of the pie chart, bar charts or composite chart to study the data of specific states, months or years.
Total Number of Fires in Each State
Cumulative Number of Fires by Years
Y-Axis: Number of Fires [1e+3 = 1000]
Cumulative Number of Fires by Months
Y-Axis: Number of Fires [1e+3 = 1000]
Number of Fires grouped by Months
Y-Axis: Number of Fires [1e+3 = 1000]
Overall Findings:
Forest fires are highest in September, coinciding with Brazil's dry season (July-October).
The highest number of fires occurs in the state of Mato Grosso in the month September 2014.
The biggest change seen in the number of forest fires can be seen in the states of Amazonas and Acre with little to no fires in the years 1998-2001 to over 21840 fires in 2017.
Forest Fire Effects
The fires in the Amazon greatly effect the environment, ecosystem and atmosphere. Explore some of the effects of forest fires below.
In the News
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