January 3, 2025 – The year 2024 has been brutal for the Amazon rainforest, with extreme droughts and rampant wildfires ravaging much of the Amazon rainforest, which scholars fear is reaching an ecological tipping point. 15.1 million hectares of the Brazilian Amazon were exposed to fires from January to October, and Bolivia had a record number of fires in the first 10 months. Between January and October, some 15.1 million hectares of the Brazilian Amazon were hit by fires, Bolivia had a record number of fires in the first 10 months, and Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Guyana also saw a spike in fires.
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