Fires in Brazilian Amazon Peak in September, Yomiuri Shimbun Analysis Shows, Due to Suspected Pre-Rainy Season Logging

Fires in Brazilian Amazon Peak in September, Yomiuri Shimbun Analysis Shows, Due to Suspected Pre-Rainy Season Logging

Fires in the Brazilian portion of the Amazon rainforest surge each year in September, the tail end of the dry season, a Yomiuri Shimbun analysis of satellite data has found. On the ground, illegal logging to open up more land for agricultural use is rampant, and there are indications that felled trees are being burned at the most combustible time of year.