AdvertisementTens Of Thousands Of Fires Ravage Brazilian Amazon, Where Deforestation Has SpikedAugust 21, 2019Colin DwyerfacebookEmailSeveral of the fires burning in the Amazon rainforest can be seen even from space, as evidenced by this satellite image provided by NASA this month. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year. (NASA via AP)