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Guilherme A V Mataveli1, Gabriel Pereira2,3, Gabriel de Oliveira4
1Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Division, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
The Pantanal faced an unprecedented drought event in 2020. The hydrological year ended in July, 2020 had an annual average rainfall 26 % lower than the average from 1982 to 2020. Consequently, catastrophic wildfires burned out of control. Active fires during this year have also increased, and were 123 % higher than the 2002-2020 Pantanal's average. Approximately 95 % of these active fires occurred in natural land covers with 28 % of them occurring in areas classified as wetlands that likely dried out due to the drought. Therefore, the development of a special policy is needed to minimize the impact of this crisis on the biodiversity, conservation, and traditional people of the Pantanal.
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