News of fires

Forest fires rip through Córdoba Province

06-10-2021 14:51 Forest fires continued to rage in the northern part of Córdoba Province on Tuesday, leaving destruction in their wake but thankfully no deaths or injuries.

BLOOMBERG

Climate change in Brazil: Fire, frost, drought upends global markets

28-09-2021 09:32 Brazil's crops have been scorched, frozen and then dried out by the worst drought in a century, upending global commodity markets.

ENVIRONMENT

Protesters denounce 'privatisation' of water, mining, forest fires

23-03-2021 14:19 Hundreds of ecologists protested this Monday in Buenos Aires against the privatisation of water, as well as open-pit mining and forest fires.

UNREST IN PATAGONIA

President targeted by mob battling to keep mining out of Chubut

16-03-2021 08:20 Alberto Fernández forced to dodge protesters as they launch attack on minibus transporting president in Lago Puelo.

CHUBUT PROVINCE

At least 7 arrested following attack on president's convoy in Chubut

15-03-2021 15:21 Police have made at least seven arrests following an attack on a vehicle carrying President Alberto Fernández in Lago Puelo over the weekend.

CHUBUT PROVINCE

Protesters in Lago Puelo attack bus carrying President Fernández

13-03-2021 15:33 Dozens of protesters kicked and threw rocks at a minibus carrying President Alberto Fernández on Saturday as he visited an area in Patagonia devastated by forest fires.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: March 6th to 13th

13-03-2021 09:16 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

One dead, several missing in Patagonia forest fires

12-03-2021 14:04 One person has died and 11 are reported missing after days of blazing forest fires in Patagonia.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Forest fires in Patagonia leave 7 injured, 15 missing

10-03-2021 21:28 At least seven people were injured and 15 more missing on Wednesday as forest fires ripped through Patagonia.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Wildfire ravages Patagonian forestland close to El Bolsón

28-01-2021 01:28 The blaze, its origins unknown, is threatening a vast region around the popular tourist town of El Bolsón, home to some 18,000 inhabitants in the Río Negro Province in northern Patagonia.

Congress

Senate passes bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

07-12-2020 19:44 The Senate has passed a law placing bans of up to 60 years on any changes in the use of land razed by fire, including real-estate projects, in order to avoid speculation.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Lawmakers approve bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

21-11-2020 09:02 After marathon debate, Chamber of Deputies approves bill drawn up by Máximo Kirchner that bans repurposing of fire-affected land.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

More than one million hectares destroyed by fire in Argentina this year

21-11-2020 08:54 Environmental calamity continues: over 10,000 square kilometres of land has been destroyed by fire so far this year.

by Nick Evans

ENVIRONMENT

South America ravaged by unprecedented drought and fires

26-10-2020 07:00 Exacerbated by a historic drought, larges swathes of forest and wetlands in central South America known for their exceptional biodiversity have been ravaged by devastating fires.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Authorities demand probe as fire ravages Jujuy national park

20-10-2020 22:28 Authorities at Calilegua National Park file writ demanding investigation into causes of a fire thought to have started on neighbouring land owned by Ledesma sugar giant. Company says it is cooperating with efforts to tackle the blaze.

by Nick Evans

EDITORIAL

Uncertainty amid the malaise

10-10-2020 09:41 Burning as all these problems are, literally so in the case of the fires and metaphorically in the case of the economic and monetary crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, none of them are really being faced by a government seeking or obsessed with another agenda.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Government eyes bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

04-10-2020 23:07 Frente de Todos proposes bill that would prevent agricultural and real-estate firms from benefitting from destruction and clearance of land devastated by fire.

ENVIRONMENT

More than 400,000 hectares burned in fires since turn of year

29-09-2020 16:35 At the start of this week, 434,975 hectares nationwide had already been affected by forest and bush fires, with 10 provinces in particular bearing the brunt, according to official data.

ENVIRONMENT

Forest fires rip through Córdoba and nine other provinces

26-09-2020 10:11 Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out forest fires throughout the country this week, with the worst outbreaks recorded in Córdoba Province.

FLAMES RAGE

New forest fires rip through Córdoba Province

22-09-2020 18:19 Forest fires ripped through Córdoba Province on Monday night, sparking dozens of evacuations and leaving at least two firefighters with severe burns.

ENVIRONMENT

Wetlands are burning across South America with farmers to blame

31-08-2020 07:00 About 2,500 kilometres south of the Amazon rainforest, other one-of-a-kind ecosystems are falling victim to fire and axe.

THE WEEK IN ARGENTINA

What we learned this week: August 22 to 29

29-08-2020 09:39 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Fires in Argentina

Raging wildfires burn out of control in central and northern Argentina

25-08-2020 15:20 Raging wildfires in forests and grasslands are spreading in northern and central Argentina, with outbreaks in at least a dozen provinces.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Merkel expresses 'significant doubts' over EU-Mercosur trade pact

21-08-2020 14:12 German chancellor expresses "significant doubts" over landmark EU-Mercosur free trade deal, citing concerns over the devastating deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: August 1 to August 8

08-08-2020 09:31 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina

Coronavirus Pandemic

'We refuse to die in prison': Villa Devoto prison inmates riot amid pandemic

24-04-2020 16:34 Prisoners set fire to mattresses and riot arguing for house arrest due to coronavirus. Eleven prison officials have been hospitalized for minor burns.

News of fires

Forest fires rip through Córdoba Province

Climate change in Brazil: Fire, frost, drought upends global markets

Protesters denounce 'privatisation' of water, mining, forest fires

President targeted by mob battling to keep mining out of Chubut

At least 7 arrested following attack on president's convoy in Chubut

Protesters in Lago Puelo attack bus carrying President Fernández

What we learned this week: March 6th to 13th

One dead, several missing in Patagonia forest fires

Forest fires in Patagonia leave 7 injured, 15 missing

Wildfire ravages Patagonian forestland close to El Bolsón

Senate passes bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

Lawmakers approve bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

More than one million hectares destroyed by fire in Argentina this year

South America ravaged by unprecedented drought and fires

Authorities demand probe as fire ravages Jujuy national park

Uncertainty amid the malaise

Government eyes bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

More than 400,000 hectares burned in fires since turn of year

Forest fires rip through Córdoba and nine other provinces

New forest fires rip through Córdoba Province

Wetlands are burning across South America with farmers to blame

What we learned this week: August 22 to 29

Raging wildfires burn out of control in central and northern Argentina

Merkel expresses 'significant doubts' over EU-Mercosur trade pact

What we learned this week: August 1 to August 8

'We refuse to die in prison': Villa Devoto prison inmates riot amid pandemic

Gruesome killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy shocks Argentina

Travel curbs reimposed across globe over Omicron fears

Even in the twilight of his career, Messi remains the man to beat

Argentina vows no austerity as talks with IMF ramp up

Rape trial against actor Juan Darthés begins in Brazil

Máximo Kirchner llamó a marchar el 10D con Alberto, Cristina y Lula: "Hay que reventar Plaza de Mayo"

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