The worst of the dry season is still to come, but Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands are experiencing such severe drought that wildfires are on the rise.
A UAV-captured view shows smoke rising from a fire in the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
Smoke rises into the sky from a fire in the Pantanal, in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul. The number of fires this year has increased tenfold compared to the same period last year. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
Farmer Cleiton Jose and others ride horses to herd cattle away from the fire in the Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
The skull of a burned crocodile lies among the charred vegetation in the Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
A tree is ablaze in the wildfire in the Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, on June 11. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
An image of a monkey burned amidst the scorched vegetation in the Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, on June 11. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
A UAV-captured view shows smoke rising from a fire in the Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, on June 10. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
A patch of forest that has been burned. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
A burned snake lies among the scorched vegetation in the Pantanal. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
A tree is burning in the wildfire in the Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
A view of a burned area in the Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, on June 10. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
Thick layers of smoke engulf the trees. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
An aerial view of the scene. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
Smoke rises from the flames reflecting on the Paraguay River in the Pantanal. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
A drone view shows smoke rising from the fire in the Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, on June 10. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
A view of smoke rising from the fire as trees burn amidst the vegetation in the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Farmer Cleiton Jose rides a horse to herd cattle away from the fire in the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino).
