World’s Largest Wetland is on fire

The Pantanal region in Brazil is burning due to man-made fires.
The world’s largest wetland is burning with the worst fires in the last 15 years.
It has vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water which continue to smolder long (burn slowly with smoke but no flame) after the visible flames die down.
The temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius made fire unstoppable and strong winds resulted in multiple firebreaks.
The Pantanal in Brazil is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its unique biodiversity.
It is a natural region encompassing the world’s largest tropical wetland area, and the world’s largest flooded grasslands.
The region spreads in more than 150,000 sq. km in Brazil and also extends into Bolivia and Paraguay.
Roughly 80% of the floodplains are submerged during the rainy seasons, nurturing a biologically diverse collection of aquatic plants.
The region is rich with tapirs, pumas, capybaras and jaguars.