News of wildfires

Argentina’s top environment official resigns post

14-02-2025 01:14 With forest fires raging in Argentina's north and south and President Milei analysing a withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, Environment Undersecretary Ana Lamas presents resignation due to “exhaustion” and “personal reasons.”

ENVIRONMENT

After Patagonia, fires rip through northeast Argentina

11-02-2025 22:26 Fires in the northeastern province of Corrientes have consumed up to 250,000 hectares of land in northeast Argentina since January.

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.

ENVIRONMENT

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.

News of wildfires

Argentina’s top environment official resigns post

After Patagonia, fires rip through northeast Argentina

Hundreds of homes evacuated as Patagonia fires spread

Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country

Wildfires continue to ravage Córdoba as Milei spreads fake news

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

Chile wildfire death toll rises to 131

Death toll reaches 110 as wildfires scorch central Chile

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

Argentina must turn over 51% stake in YPF, US judge rules

Argentina's economy grew more than expected after Milei lifted controls

Milei makes waves by taking his dog Conan to interview

INDEC statistics body reveals how many dollars Argentines have stashed away

Labour court strikes down Milei decree restricting right to strike

Milei canceló el tradicional desfile del 9 de Julio: el motivo detrás de su polémica decisión

El Ejecutivo busca decidir qué investigaciones del Conicet seguirán activas y cuáles "no lo valen"

Con el carry trade agotado, empresas y mercado desanclan expectativas y meten presión sobre el dólar

La NASA confirmó que la gigantesca presa de Las Tres Gargantas en China ralentizó la rotación de la Tierra

Reconocido científico de Harvard dice que habría una solución para la caída del pelo