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Researchers analysed 600
of CO2 emissions produced by
in the Amazon between 2010 and 2018. The fires produced about 1.5 billion
of CO2 a year, while the
removed 0.5 billion tons. The billion-ton
is the same as the
emissions of Japan - the world's fifth-largest polluter. A
said: "The south-east Amazon sink-to-source
is yet another
warning that climate
are accelerating."
