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23/08/2012
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According to INPE (National Institute for Space Research), drier climate is favoring the spread of fires
The total number of fires in the country this month already exceeds 84% in outbreaks recorded in the same period last year and brings a warning that the situation could worsen further in the coming weeks. According to data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) compiled by satellite images, between days 1. º and 21 were recorded this month across the country 26 100 outbreaks of fire - and only 16,858 in the Amazon, with Maranhão ahead. In the same period the previous year were, respectively, 14,149 and 6,885 cases.
According to Alberto Setzer, responsible for monitoring fires at INPE, the drier climate this year is favoring the spread of fires. "But what concerns us is that the use of fire has occurred so increasingly uncontrollable and that brings a fear for what comes next," he says.
Considered the scenario of the previous years, he explains that the last ten days of August and the entire month of September are usually the most critical period for fires. "And at least for the next ten days there is no significant rain forecast for central Brazil," he says. In the last decade, the year was most devastating fires in 2010, with more than 50,000 outbreaks recorded only in the first 20 days of August.
In Piauí, the number of outbreaks of fires grew 112% over the same period of 2011, according to data from INPE. The Fire Department is monitoring areas and stipulated penalties ranging from fines of $ 300 to $ 1000 per hectare burnt, besides prison for environmental crimes.
"Those responsible can also be punished by damage to public and private equity," said Colonel Manuel Santos, commanding general of the Fire Department. Since the beginning of the year, the state recorded 2,000 outbreaks of fires. The expectation is that the occurrences continue because of the dry weather.
Rainless
In Mato Grosso, the data of the State Committee of Management of Fire show a growth of over 125% in numbers of outbreaks of January 1 to August 20 compared to the same period last year. Outbreaks in 2011 were 23,115 and 49,799 this year already. It does not rain in the state for 38 days.
In 2010 - the year of more intense fires - Mato Grosso recorded in the same period, 46,077 outbreaks. In 2011, the rate dropped because there were atypical conditions for the time of year, with more rain and mild temperatures.
Since starting the prohibitive period of controlled fires, urban fires increased in Cuiabá. According to the captain of the Fire Department Washington Duarte, every two minutes a hit is recorded. According to the Fire Department, 90% of cases occur because of the disastrous action of man.
Executive Secretary to the Steering Committee, Major Ramon Barbosa, low humidity (below 15%), high temperatures (35 ° C to 39 ° C) and winds have contributed to the speedy significant numbers. Among the municipalities are in the most critical situation of Alto Araguaia and Chapada dos Guimarães.
Source: News Estadão
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