Ufam suspends face-to-face classes after Manaus is covered in smoke
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Classes will take place remotely, on an exceptional basis, due to the air quality
Manaus (AM) – The rector of the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam), Sylvio Mário Puga Ferreira, authorized, this Wednesday (11), that face-to-face undergraduate and postgraduate classes be offered remotely due to the smoke that covers Manaus.
Smoke can cause health problems, especially respiratory problems. According to Ordinance 1985/2023, classes will take place remotely, on an exceptional basis, due to air quality.
According to the city of Manaus, the smoke that once again covered the capital of Amazonas, this Wednesday (11), originates in the municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Manaus (RMM).
Data from the Queimadas program, from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe), recorded, in the last two days, 504 fires in Amazonas, with the municipality of Autazes, 111 kilometers from Manaus, recording 105, representing 20.8% of the total registered in Amazonas.
In the capital of Amazonas, during the same period, there were three fires, all in rural areas, two near BR-174, the highway that connects Roraima and Amazonas, and the third was recorded near the Nossa Senhora de Nazaré community, on the Amazon River.
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