News of patagonia

Patagonia’s wildfires become weapons of disinformation

14-01-2026 16:05 From Mapuche scapegoating to an alleged Israeli plot – how conspiracy theories, false narratives, AI images and political agendas distorted the truth behind the devastating blazes in southern Argentina.

by Giselle Leclercq

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Firefighters battle blazes as Patagonia wildfires spread to 15,000 hectares

12-01-2026 10:02 More than 15,000 hectares of forest have been consumed by fire in Argentina's Patagonia, according to most recent update; Hundreds of firefighters and local volunteers struggled to contain flames out of control that have put small communities on edge.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

More than 3,000 tourists evacuated as Patagonia battles wildfires

07-01-2026 16:47 Some 3,000 tourists evacuated as fire rips through thousands of hectares of forests in Patagonia.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Five tourists killed by blizzard in Chilean Patagonia

19-11-2025 15:12 Powerful blizzard in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park leaves five foreign tourists dead; Authorities warn extreme winds and sleet will continue in the region, hampering rescue efforts for missing hikers.

ENERGY & GAS

Continental buys Pluspetrol shale field, says Luis Caputo

18-11-2025 08:54 Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources Inc is entering Argentina’s burgeoning shale patch, announces Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

INVESTMENT PROMISE?

OpenAI inks 'intent' but holds back cash for Sur Energy's AI data centre plan in Patagonia

16-10-2025 10:28 Milei’s government announces joint venture with OpenAI and Sur Energy for US$25-billion investment in artificial intelligence, though OpenAI doesn’t plan to spend a single peso.

GEOPOLITICAL ROW

China accuses US of bullying after Bessent’s Argentina comments

12-10-2025 09:05 Beijing's Embassy in Buenos Aires accuses Washington of Cold War-era intervention in Latin America after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests President Milei is “committed to getting China out.”

TECH & INVESTMENT

OpenAI, Sur Energy to build massive AI data centre in Patagonia

10-10-2025 16:07 US tech firm OpenAI and Argentine firm Sur Energy sign letter of intent for US$25-billion investment in artificial intelligence; Companies plan joint venture to develop Stargate Argentina, a massive AI infrastructure project that will include a data centre in Patagonia.

FEATURE

Challenging overfishing: The craft fishers of Peninsula Valdés

26-07-2025 06:02 At Península Valdés in Argentina’s south, a group of artisanal fishers practise a daily craft which runs counter to the voracity of extractive industry. From a fishing province, they are rescuing a trade requiring patience and risk in a protected area many today view as under threat. A look at it’s like to work in a North Patagonian gulf, in crystal-clear waters, where whales follow motorboats as dogs run after the wheels of a lorry.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina to declare Mapuche group RAM a ‘terrorist organisation’

05-02-2025 14:28 Security Minister targets Facundo Jones Huala, the leader of the RAM indigenous group, over fires in Patagonia and vows to declare it a "terrorist organisation.”

ENVIRONMENT

Hundreds of homes evacuated as Patagonia fires spread

16-01-2025 14:49 Forest fires in Patagonia force evacuation of 200 families, destroying some 2,000 hectares of terrain in the town of Epuyén.

TRAGEDY IN BARILOCHE

Avalanche kills foreign tourist in Patagonia

05-09-2024 15:34 Foreign tourist found dead after being swept away by an avalanche in the Andes, rescue workers in the resort city of Bariloche confirm.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Margot Robbie is spending her vacation in Argentina – this is where she's staying

14-03-2024 19:00 Australian actor and producer is heading with family and friends to Francis Mallmann’s isolated cabin deep in Chubut Province for an exclusive culinary experience featuring cooking masterclasses by the famed chef.

FOREST FIRES

Fire continues to advance on native Patagonian forests in south

06-02-2024 17:49 Some 6,000 hectares of native forest have been consumed by runaway outbreaks in Chubut, Patagonia, while firefighters are battling another blaze at a major nature reserve in the neighbouring province of Río Negro.

News of patagonia

Patagonia’s wildfires become weapons of disinformation

Firefighters battle blazes as Patagonia wildfires spread to 15,000 hectares

More than 3,000 tourists evacuated as Patagonia battles wildfires

Five tourists killed by blizzard in Chilean Patagonia

Continental buys Pluspetrol shale field, says Luis Caputo

OpenAI inks 'intent' but holds back cash for Sur Energy's AI data centre plan in Patagonia

China accuses US of bullying after Bessent’s Argentina comments

OpenAI, Sur Energy to build massive AI data centre in Patagonia

Challenging overfishing: The craft fishers of Peninsula Valdés

Argentina to declare Mapuche group RAM a ‘terrorist organisation’

Hundreds of homes evacuated as Patagonia fires spread

Avalanche kills foreign tourist in Patagonia

Margot Robbie is spending her vacation in Argentina – this is where she's staying

Fire continues to advance on native Patagonian forests in south

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