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A new wave of wildfires have struck in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, with more than 1,900 fire hotspots reported so far in October, authorities said.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: The Amazon in flames: Brazil’s rainforest burns amid El Niño and election tensions
Concern for the future of the Brazilian Amazon is conspicuously absent from the frenzy of Brazil’s election campaign. But for the more than two million residents of Manaus, the large city embedded in ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: Brazil investigates Amazon wildfires that disrupt daily life and have fueled political attacks
Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in Amazon wildfires was orchestrated. Fire counts have tripled since Oct. 4, coinciding with national elections. The wildfires ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazonas state worsen air quality in Manaus
SAO PAULO (AP) — Smoke from wildfires disrupted daily life in Brazil's largest Amazon region city of Manaus on Friday as the country's dry season approached its peak. The city, the capital of Amazonas ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: Brazil’s Amazonas Declares Fire Emergency in 36 Towns
Brazil's Amazonas state declared a fire emergency in 36 towns on 10 October as smoke covered Manaus. Federal aircraft and 290 firefighters are arriving.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: Amazon Fires Push Brazil Air Pollution to Very Unhealthy Levels
Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon region have driven air pollution to dangerous levels in cities such as Santarém and Manaus, prompting the federal government to deploy a joint armed forces command, more ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: Fires surge in Brazil’s Amazon, fuelled by El Nino and climate change
There were 1,679 fires in Brazil’s Amazonas state this month, a 253% surge compared to the same period last year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: The Amazon Is Being Deliberately Torched — 540 Fires in 48 Hours and the Damage Runs Far Deeper Than the Flames
540 fire hotspots erupted in Amazonas in 48 hours. A new study reveals the damage to the Amazon's carbon cycle runs far deeper than anyone counted.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: Brazil: Human Activity Triggers Wave Of Fires In Amazonas State
Over the past two days, the state of Amazonas has recorded 540 new fire hotspots. This figure represents more than half the number detected throughout October 2025, when 874 hotspots were recorded ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: Health in Brazil's election
Ahead of a presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, experts outline what is at stake for health. Luke Taylor reports from Rio de Janeiro.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Health: Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazonas state worsen air quality in Manaus
The Jornalista Phelippe Daou Bridge is shrouded in smoke from wildfires in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) SAO PAULO (AP) — Smoke ...