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A view of a burnt monkey amongst the burnt vegetation in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/ File Photo
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Fires ravage Brazil wetlands, incinerating snakes and monkeys

The El Nino weather pattern, supercharged by climate change, has dried the area's rivers and disrupted its usual seasonal flooding, leaving the ecosystem...

Fisher guide Amilton Brandao sails through the Paraguay River as smoke rises into the air from the fire in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
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Fires in Brazil wetlands surge to record start in 2024

The contrast with record flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, three states to the south, may be jarring, but scientists say the fires...

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