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epa07789490 A handout photo made available by NASA Earth Observatory of a map showing active fire detections in Brazil as observed by Terra and Aqua MODIS satellites between 15 and 19 August 2019 (issued 24 August 2019). The locations of the fires, shown in orange, have been overlain on nighttime imagery acquired by VIIRS. In these data, cities and towns appear white; forested areas appear black; and tropical savannas and woodland (known in Brazil as Cerrado) appear gray. Note that fire detections in the Brazilian states of Para and Amazonas (C-top) are concentrated in bands along the highways BR-163 and BR-230. The intensification of the fires, caused by the severe drought, high temperatures and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, has drawn criticism over the Brazilian Government's lack of action. EPA/NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES