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Wildfire scorches world's largest wetland

The worst of the dry season is still far off, but already the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands are so dry that wildfires are surging. The number of fires so far this year has jumped tenfold from the same period last year.

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Wildfire scorches world's largest wetland

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  1. Wildfire scorches world's largest wetland

  2. A drone view shows smoke rising from a fire in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  3. Smoke from a fire rises into the air in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  4. Farmer Cleiton Jose and others ride horses to drive cattle away from a fire in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  5. A burnt alligator's skull lies amongst burnt vegetation in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  6. Smoke from the fire rises into the air as trees burn amongst vegetation in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 9. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  7. A tree is seen burning during a fire in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  8. Smoke rises into the air from the fire that is reflected on the Paraguay River in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/ File Photo

  9. 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

  10. A drone view shows smoke rising from a fire in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  11. A drone view shows smoke from the fire rising into the air as trees burn amongst vegetation in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  12. A burnt snake lies amongst the burnt vegetation in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  13. A tree is seen burning during a fire in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  14. The sun shines through haze from smoke resulting from burning vegetation in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  15. A drone view shows a burned area in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  16. Smoke from a fire rises into the air in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  17. Smoke from a fire rises into the air as trees burn amongst vegetation in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 9. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  18. A drone view shows a burned area in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  19. Smoke rises into the air from the fire that is reflected on the Paraguay River in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  20. A drone view shows smoke rising from a fire in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  21. Fisher guide Amilton Brandao sails through the Paraguay River as smoke rises into the air from the fire in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  22. Fisher guide Amilton Brandao sails through the Paraguay River as smoke rises into the air from the fire in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  23. A view of a burnt alligator's skull 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

  24. Farmer Cleiton Jose rides his horse to drive cattle away from a fire in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 10. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  25. A drone view shows a smoke from a fire rising into the air as trees burn amongst vegetation in the Pantanal, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  26. A drone view shows smoke from a fire rising into the air as trees burn amongst vegetation in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

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