The Super El Niño Hasn’t Even Peaked, and It’s Already Burning Up the Amazon

As the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, its effects are already being felt around the world. In the Amazon Rainforest, wildfire season is off to a brutal start.

In September, satellites detected a sharp rise in fire activity and smoke emissions in the central and eastern Amazon, according to NASA. The burning region stretches from forests surrounding the Brazilian cities of Manaus and Santarém to the mouth of the Amazon River.

Data from Brazil’s Amazon surveillance system…