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by Ma8ee 2497 days ago
Yes, but if climate change is part of the cause of the fires we are all responsible by contributing greenhouse gases.
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From the article:

"There is nothing abnormal about the climate this year or the rainfall in the Amazon region, which is just a little below average," Inpe researcher Alberto Setzer told Reuters.

"The dry season creates the favourable conditions for the use and spread of fire, but starting a fire is the work of humans, either deliberately or by accident."