Amazonas, a massive region in the northwest covered almost completely by the Amazon, declared a state of emergency on August 9
The extent of the forest fires in Brazil are stunning: NASA satellites have shared images of plumes of smoke all over the region, visible from space. According to their data, 2019 has seen the highest number of fires in Brazil since 2010 — more than 26,000 have been recorded this month, and more than 80,000 this year so far — and those numbers are more consistent with land clearing than with seasonal drought.
But it’s difficult to determine exactly how much of the forest has burned. Over the last 50 years, National Geographic estimates that at least 17 percent has already been lost; the recent surge threatens to bring that percentage to a tipping point, somewhere between 25 and 40 percent, that scientists fear cannot be reversed.
But even as the international community puts pressure on Bolsonaro to contain the record number of fires nationwide, it seems increasingly unlikely that he will act with the necessary urgency. Instead, he has grown preoccupied with petty squabbles, starting a feud with French president Emmanuel Macron and rejecting an offer by G7 world leaders of $22.2 million in aid to fight the fires.
And though Brazil is home to the largest portion of the Amazon, it’s not the only country battling an increase in forest fires. Nearby Bolivia has also seen a devastating rise in blazes, which experts estimate could take up to 200 years to recover from.
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