Pantanal wetland fires
Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil · -17.60°, -57.00° · Wildfires
Around a quarter of the world's largest tropical wetland burned in 2020 during a historic drought.
The Pantanal floods every year and is home to the densest jaguar population on Earth, plus giant otters, hyacinth macaws and caimans. In 2020, the worst drought in decades combined with fires set to clear pasture, and roughly a quarter to a third of the biome burned. Record fires struck again in 2024. Changes to upstream flows and climate are making the wetland drier.
In the game
Pantanal wetland fires flares up as Land destroyed. The fix is a gesture: slash through the bulldozers to stop the clearing. Done right, it becomes Damage stopped 🌱. Finish all three steps of its chain in one round for a combo, or take your time in Explore mode: a place you fully restore stays green on your map for good.
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