What Satellite Imagery Tells Us About the Amazon Rain Forest Fires - The New York Times
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Most of the fires were likely set by farmers preparing the land for next year’s planting, a common agricultural practice, said the scientists from the University of Maryland.
Satellite images like the one below show smoke plumes from fires emanating from agricultural areas.