As Amazon urbanizes, rural fires burn unchecked

Monday, December 10, 2012 - 16:30 in Earth & Climate

Many Amazonians are moving out of the countryside, in search of economic opportunities in newly booming Amazonian cities. The resulting depopulation of rural areas, along with spreading road networks and increased drought, are causing more and bigger fires to ravage vast stretches, say researchers in a new study.

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