Impact of Mexican Fires
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From Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — Scientists in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo say it will take at least 60 years for jungles to recover from extensive fires the past five months. The fires burned an estimated 370,000 acres on the Yucatan Peninsula. The group of scientists, former researchers of the Quintana Roo Research Center, warned that the fires could start again, the newspaper Excelsior said Sunday.
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