Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon's biggest city

The largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, closed public schools on Friday as smoke from hundreds of wildfires blanketed the metropolis amid an intensifying El Niño event.

The top 3

  1. Manaus Schools Close Amid Record Wildfire Smoke: Manaus, the largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, suspended public school operations as dense smoke from regional wildfires caused by an intensifying El Niño event blanketed the metropolis.
  2. The World's Most Deforested Regions: While the Amazon remains a focal point, these three areas have historically experienced the most significant loss of forest cover globally.
  3. Strongest El Niño Events on Record: El Niño events significantly alter global climate patterns, with these three episodes ranking as the most powerful in terms of temperature anomalies in the equatorial Pacific.

Sources

Open the full topic