Overall Green Forest fire in Brazil from 20 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC to 22 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11173 ha) in Brazil 20 Jul 2026

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Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1029516
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	20 Jul 2026 - 22 Jul 2026
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	11173 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Good news for Brazil as Amazon forest fires fall to lowest level ever 7/22/2026 5:05:00 AM.

Drought in 2024 may have led Amazon communities to protect their land. Forest fires in the Amazon peaked in 2024 when an unprecedented drought triggered the spread of fires, the majority of which were human-made. Flames engulfed the world''

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BRAZIL’S AMAZON / Forest fires dropped to historic low 7/21/2026 6:03:00 PM.

Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a report published yesterday. The data gathered by environmental monitoring network MapBiomas will come as good news for left

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58 mins ago Brazil''s Amazon sees sharp decline in size of area burned.. 7/21/2026 5:57:00 PM.

The area burned in Brazil''s Amazon in 2025 was far smaller in size than the previous year, according to the deforestation monitoring group MapBiomas. A MapBiomas report states that 3.1 million hectares of Brazil''s Amazon were burned last

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Amazon fires drop to historic low in 2025 7/21/2026 4:04:00 PM.

The data gathered by environmental monitoring network MapBiomas will come as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of seeking reelection in October. Flames engulfed the world’s largest tropical rainforest in 2024 w

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