Smoke from Amazon Wildfires as Cattle Graze

Cattle graze on a ranch in the foreground as smoke from the Amazon wildfires is seen in the distance.

  • Image ID 57302370
  • Production Year 2023
  • Length 00:00:13
  • Production Company Bruna Lucheze
  • Resolution
  • FormatMP4
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Synopsis

In 2023, 26.4 million acres of Brazil's Amazon burned, marking a 35.4% increase from the previous year. Deforestation driven by activities such as agriculture and cattle-ranching can lead to higher temperatures and less rainfall, which dries out tropical forests and increases fire risk.The Amazon's 2023 fire season peaked during an El Niño event—a climate pattern where warmer equatorial Pacific Ocean temperatures disrupt Amazon rainfall. These combined factors created drier conditions that worsened forest fires.The Amazon faced its most severe recorded drought in 2023, with river levels dropping to historic lows, endangering both communities and wildlife.


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Production Companies

Bruna Lucheze


Additional Credits

Cesar Leite