News of wildfires

Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country

30-09-2024 16:44 Brazil is suffering the effects of a multiplication of fires from north to south in the midst of an extreme drought linked to climate change.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Wildfires continue to ravage Córdoba as Milei spreads fake news

26-09-2024 15:57 Firefighters are seeking to contain wildfires that have set ablaze at least 70,000 hectares. President Milei, fresh from his trip to New York, travels to the region to survey damage – and then spreads fake news about the event on social media.

ENVIRONMENT

Fires in Brazil engulf two-thirds of the country in smoke

19-09-2024 10:31 Brazil is experiencing record-breaking wildfires as persistent drought affects the Amazon rainforest. Two-thirds of the country is under smoke, and fires are reported to have been set by farmers, known as slash-and-burn agriculture.

ENVIRONMENT

Chile wildfire death toll rises to 131

06-02-2024 16:46 Death toll from weekend inferno that razed hilltop neighbourhoods in coastal region of Chile rises to 131.

ENVIRONMENT

Death toll reaches 110 as wildfires scorch central Chile

05-02-2024 11:50 Forest fires in Chile continue to rage, destroying neighborhoods and inciting a death toll that reached at least 112 as of Sunday.

ENVIRONMENT

Fire destroys more than 3,000 hectares of native forest in Patagonia

04-02-2024 09:01 More than 3,000 hectares of native forest in Patagonia, including a large area of Los Alerces National Park, destroyed since fire started on January 25 for reasons still under investigation.

BLAZES CONTINUE

Chile declares curfew in fire-ravaged regions

09-02-2023 17:13 Chile's fires remain uncontrolled one week in, despite relentless efforts. Flames have claimed lives of 24, injured 2,180, and completely destroyed 1,180 homes and left 5,560 people homeless.

CHILE WILDFIRES

New areas under threat as Chile fires rage and mercury rises

08-02-2023 12:29 Forest fires that have killed 26 people and left thousands homeless in south-central Chile in the past week threatened new regions Tuesday as temperatures soared. Some 5,600 firefighters, the majority of them volunteers, are battling 81 blazes out of 301 still burning, according to authorities.