{"id":2341991,"date":"2024-09-16T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T21:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brazilian-firefighters-battle-national-park-wildfire\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T17:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T21:36:34","slug":"brazilian-firefighters-battle-national-park-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brazilian-firefighters-battle-national-park-wildfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Firefighters Battle National Park Wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrazilian-firefighters-battle-national-park-wildfire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341991&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Firefighters in Brazil are currently battling wildfires in the Brasilia National Park, which have spread smoke across the capital city, Brasilia. The wildfires, fueled by a severe \u200cdrought impacting 59% \u2063of the country, have already burned approximately 1,700 acres of\u2064 the park.\u2062 Over 90 firefighters, supported by aerial\u200d assistance, are working\u200c to control the flames. The fire is believed to be\u2064 human-caused,\u2062 having started \u2062near a farm, prompting a criminal investigation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-tapper-notes-hunter-biden-investigation-lara-trump-fires-glad-you-finally-figured-that-out\/\" title=\"Jake Tapper Notes Hunter Biden Investigation; Lara Trump Fires: \u2018Glad You Finally Figured That Out\u2019\">federal authorities<\/a>.\u2063 President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has announced\u200b that investigations \u200dare underway against those responsible for these fires, \u200damidst a broader climate \u200demergency affecting multiple regions in Brazil, including the Amazon and Pantanal wetlands. Major rivers in the Amazon basin are\u2064 experiencing unprecedented low water levels due to the drought.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">national park<\/a> in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It is the latest wildfire in the country, which is experiencing a historic drought.<\/p>\n<p>More than 90 firefighters were trying to extinguish blazes that have already burned through 1,700 acres of the conservation area of Brasilia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/national-park-double-murder-mystery-solved-suspect-right-authorities-nose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park<\/a>. Two aircraft from the Federal District&rsquo;s military firefighting unit and another two from the nearby Chapada dos Veadeiros national park are being mobilized, according to a statement from ICMBio, the government agency that manages the park.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the agency, Mauro Pires, told newspaper Folha de S.Paulo that the fire was human-caused and appears to have started near the edge of a farm.<\/p>\n<p>Smoke from the fire smothered the capital, Brasilia, on Monday, and columns of black smoke were visible from several points in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil has been enveloped in smoke in recent weeks, as fires rage in the Amazon rainforest, the Cerrado savanna and the Pantanal wetlands. Those uncontrolled, human-made wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread smoke over a vast expanse, causing air quality to plummet.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-russia-hits-ukraine-massive-attack-targeting-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The country<\/a> is also enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began more than seven decades ago, with 59 percent of the country affected &mdash; an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows.<\/p>\n<p>A task force of the Federal District&rsquo;s public security agency is working with the Federal Police to investigate possible criminal actions in the fire in the Brasilia National Park, the agency said in a statement, adding that around 1,500 agents from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-circulator-bus-service-to-close-its-doors-by-the-end-of-the-year-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DC Circulator bus service to close its doors by the end of the year - Washington Examiner\">district&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s government are working to combat fires in the region.<\/p>\n<p>President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva said on Instagram that the Federal Police have opened 52 investigations &ldquo;against those responsible for the crimes against our country,&rdquo; adding that he would be meeting with Environment Minister Marina Silva to &ldquo;discuss further actions to deal with this climate emergency.&rdquo; On Sunday, he did a flyover of the park that is spread across three of the Federal District&rsquo;s administrative regions, including Brasilia, and one municipality in Goias state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This is the most recent incident in a series of wildfires occurring during an unprecedented drought in the country. Over 90 firefighters are engaged in efforts to put out fires that have consumed approximately 1,700 acres of Brasilia National Park&#8217;s conservation area. The government agency ICMBio, which oversees the park, reported that two aircraft from the Federal District\u2019s military firefighting unit and another two from Chapada dos Veadeiros national park are being deployed. Mauro Pires, head of ICMBio, informed Folha de S.Paulo that the fire was likely started by human activity near a farm&#8217;s edge.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, smoke from the fire enveloped Brasilia, with visible plumes of black smoke across various locations in the city. In recent weeks, Brazil has been shrouded in smoke due to rampant fires affecting not only this region but also areas like the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands. These uncontrolled wildfires have devastated protected lands and severely degraded air quality over large areas.<\/p>\n<p>The country is currently facing its worst drought since records began over seventy years ago, impacting 59 percent of its territory\u2014an area roughly equivalent to half of the United States. Major rivers within the Amazon basin are experiencing record low water levels. A task force from Federal District\u2019s public security agency is collaborating with Federal Police to investigate potential criminal activities related to these fires at Brasilia National Park; around 1,500 agents from local government are involved in firefighting efforts.<\/p>\n<p>President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva announced on Instagram that Federal Police have initiated 52 investigations into those responsible for environmental crimes against Brazil and mentioned plans for discussions with Environment Minister Marina Silva regarding further actions needed to address this climate crisis. On Sunday, he conducted an aerial survey of the park spanning three administrative regions within Bras\u00edlia and one municipality in Goi\u00e1s state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2341992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6d8547e077af407bb37e205529252526-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41014,35224,39364,32148,22644],"class_list":["post-2341991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-brazilian-firefighters","tag-emergency-response","tag-environmental-crisis","tag-national-park","tag-wildfire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6d8547e077af407bb37e205529252526-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}