Wildfires burn during the dry season in the Amazon
epa10932769 Workers from PrevFogo, the forest fire extinguishing program of the Brazilian Institute of Environment (IBAMA) and ICMbio (Chico Mendes Institute), work to contain a fire in a green area of BR-319, in the municipality of Careiro, Amazonas, Brazil, 21 October 2023 (issued 22 October 2023). A large number of fires occur along the highway during the dry season. This year, the State of Amazonas broke the record for fires in the months of September and October since monitoring has been recorded. EPA/Raphael Alves
