Drought impacts about 59 percent of Brazil’s territory

This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2024 shows a site after a fire in Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2024 shows a site after a fire in Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2024 shows a site after a fire in Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2024 shows smoke rises in Amazon rainforest in Sao Lourenco in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2024 shows smoke rises in Amazon rainforest in Sao Lourenco in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2024 shows the Madeira River in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2024 shows the Madeira River in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2024 shows a site after a fire in Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2024 shows the Madeira River in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2024 shows smoke rises in Amazon rainforest in Sao Lourenco in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2024 shows the Amazon rainforest shrouded in smoke in Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2024 shows Porto Velho shrouded in smoke, in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data recently released by Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters shows that this year, drought has affected approximately 5 million square kilometers, impacting about 59 percent of the country’s territory. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)