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In the last week of January 2024, a heatwave hit central Chile, with temperatures 10 to 15 °C (18 to 27 °F) above the weekly average. Anticipating an increased wildfire risk, the Meteorological Directorate of Chile issued a heat alert on 28 January, projecting temperatures of 36 to 38 °C (97 to 100 °F) in valleys and foothills of the ...
Satellite imaging of wildfires and smoke trails in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil, taken on 9 September 2024. In 2024, 53,302 wildfires detected by the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) burned an estimated 37,578,692 hectares (92,858,970 acres) of tropical wetland in Brazil's Pantanal in Mato Grosso do Sul, the Amazon rainforest ...
At least 112 people have been killed by forest fires raging in Chile, officials said Sunday. The increased death toll came after President Gabriel Boric said earlier Sunday afternoon that the ...
A view of neighborhoods burned during forest fires in Viña del Mar, Chile, on February 5, 2024. Areas around Vińa del Mar were among the hardest-hit by the country's deadly wildfires.
Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighborhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death ...
2024 Chile wildfires; 2024 Colombia wildfires; 2024 Peru wildfires; 2024 Port Hills fire, New Zealand; Northern hemisphere. Wildfires in the United States during 2024.
In Chile, the fires come as the country battles a summer heatwave. The capital Santiago has been sweltering through consecutive days of hot and dry temperatures climbing above 33 degrees Celsius ...
1-5 February: 2024 Chile wildfire season – Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill at least 131 people across the country. Multiple fires are reported in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar.