Análise dos focos de incêndio na Amazônia: estudo de caso no município de Apuí – Amazonas

Abstract

Rainforest generate social and environmental impacts in the places where they occur. Brazilian forests, especially in the driest months of the year, are more susceptible to this phenomenon. Therefore, this coursework seeks to elucidate geographic and seasonal patterns in the context of outbreaks of fires throughout the Brazilian territory in its 6 natural biomes. The data used in this research was collected from the burning database of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and from the American agency for National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA). With this information, through Remote Sensing, the most common techniques in data analysis are applied, from the treatment and cleaning of data, and from the conception of hypotheses to the visualization of graphics and maps. The research focuses on the Amazon biome and the political region of the Legal Amazon, due to the recent repercussions around the topic in the main national and international media.