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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 ...
The 2024 South American wildfires refer to a mega colossal series of wildfires that significantly impacted several neighboring South American countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Based on Global Wildfire Information System satellite imaging, about 346,112 wildfire hotspots damaged or destroyed 85,866,867 ...
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. [1]
LA Times staff photographers year in photos for 2024, from wildfires, landslides, to a Dodgers world series victory. ... 2024: Year in Photos. Times Photography Staff. December 30, 2024 at 9:00 AM ...
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) -The death toll from wildfires raging across central Chile hit 122 on Monday as helicopters dumped tons of water on blazes and emergency crews told Reuters they were ...
Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier, as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at ...
2024 Chile wildfires; Coffee Pot Fire; 2024 Colombia wildfires; Corral Fire (2024) Crozier Fire; E. August-September 2024 Ecuador wildfires; L. Lake Fire (2024 ...
Chilean authorities have arrested a volunteer firefighter and a former forestry official on suspicion of starting devastating wildfires that killed more than a hundred people earlier this year.