The damaged area of ​​the Amazon rainforest in Brazil increases by nearly 22%, hitting a 15-year high

　　On November 18, local time, the National Institute of Space Research under the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil released data showing that from July 1 to August 1, 2021 in the Amazon rainforest area of ​​Brazil, the area of ​​forest damage reached 13,235 square kilometers, an increase of 21.97 over the same period last year. % Is the highest value in the past 15 years.

Previously, the largest amount of forest damage was between 2005 and 2006, when the area of ​​forest damage was 14,286 square kilometers.

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