The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is still burning and suffering its worst fires in a decade.

In September, satellites recorded a 61 per cent increase in fires in the rainforest from September 2019. 

The sudden surge in fires in the Amazon was the centre of much coverage in August last year. 

However this year, the peak of the fires have been sustained for longer as the Amazon is experiencing a longer dry season, which scientists attribute to global warming.