Number of fires increases 118% in Piracicaba, according to Inpe

The number of fires registered by the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) rose 118,8% in Piracicaba (SP) from January this year until this Thursday (28) compared to the same period last year. The lack of rain, low relative humidity and high temperatures are causes of the outbreak rate, explains the meteorologist at the Center for Meteorological and Climate Research Applied to Agriculture (Cepagri), gives Unicamp, Ana Ávila.