"It's raining in the Amazon": the false news that has excited the world | Chronic

The record of fires in the Amazon has triggered the alarm of the environment in the world, but its origin is still a debate. Although the president Jair Bolsonaro, said the main cause is "dry weather"For the experts of the Amazonian research organization of IPAM, they badured that the centers"they still have a human origin".

The transcendence of the theme around the world has transformed the tags #Prayfor Amazonas #Amazonia in a global trend and this Thursday Google said the phrase "rain in the amazon"It was one of the most sought after by users, although it was fake news or fake news generated on a Mexican site.

Paulo Moutinho, IPAM researcher, an Amazonian research agency said that the causes of fire "They always have a human origin. The fire is used to clear already deforested areas, open trails or prepare land for agriculture"

According to this institute, which accounts for fires using satellite images, fires that occurred throughout the country exceed, this year, 83% of those of the same period in 2018.

"In many cases, the lack of prevention causes these fires to spread to areas that should not burn and the fire is only stopped by rain or the discovery of denser and wetter vegetation barriers."Said the researcher.

From the Brazilian government, they attribute the increase in the number of fires to drought. However, experts reject this theory. "In 2019, there was no drought as severe as in previous years and yet there are many more firesMoutinho explained.