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Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon's biggest city

Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon's biggest city

The largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, closed public schools on Friday as smoke from hundreds of wildfires blanketed the metropolis. The closures come amid an intensifying El Niño event, which is contributing to the increase in wildfires in the region.

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