Amazonian fires and the associated emissions of smoke particles to the atmosphere have been much lower in 2006 than was expected from previous years, thanks to a successful international agreement.
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Koren, I., Remer, L. A. & Longo K. Reversal of trend of biomass burning in the Amazon. Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L20404 (2007).
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Thompson, A. Banning the burn. Nature Geosci (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo.2007.33
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