Forest fires in South America (2019-08-24)

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Activation time (UTC): 2019-08-24 20:46:00<br>
Event time (UTC): 2019-08-01 10:00:00<br>
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br>
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Wide areas of South America, especially the Amazonas catchment, currently suffer from a large amount of forest fires. Several states in the Northwest of Brasil are particularly affected. As reported by the Brasilian space agency (INPE), there is an increase in the number of fires of 83 % in 2019, compared to the same period in the preceding year. More than 70.000 fires have been registered so far. Parts of Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina are also affected.
This incident is widely described as an international crisis due to the Amazonas rainforests' importance
for global climate.
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协调世界时（UTC）下的激活时间：2019-08-24 20:46:00
协调世界时（UTC）下的事件时间：2019-08-01 10:00:00
事件类型：野火（森林火灾）

激活原因：
南美洲广袤区域，尤其是亚马孙流域，近期正遭遇多起大规模森林火灾。巴西西北部的多个州受灾尤为严重。据巴西国家空间研究院（INPE）报告，2019年火灾数量较上年同期增长83%，截至目前已记录超过7万起火灾。秘鲁、玻利维亚、巴拉圭及阿根廷的部分区域同样受灾。
鉴于亚马孙雨林对全球气候的重要意义，此次事件被广泛视为一场国际危机。

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