"The hot, dry and windy conditions that enabled the fires to blaze across huge areas in January were made about three times more likely by global heating, researchers from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) consortium found. Parts of Chile and Argentina are experiencing significantly drier summers as a result of human-caused carbon emissions, with rainfall now 25% lower in early summer in Chile and 20% lower in the affected region of Patagonia."
"In Argentina, wildfires broke out in early January, affecting the Unesco-listed Los Alerces national park in Patagonia, home to ancient alerce trees that can live for more than 3,000 years. The damage is thought to have been worsened by large budget cuts to fire management services by the government led by Javier Milei, who has called the climate crisis a socialist lie."
Global heating made the hot, dry and windy January conditions about three times more likely, intensifying wildfire risk across Chile and Argentina. Early-summer rainfall has fallen roughly 25% in parts of Chile and about 20% in the affected Patagonian region, drying landscapes. Severe fires in Chile’s Biobio and Nuble regions killed 23 people, destroyed over 1,000 homes and displaced about 52,000 residents, driven by temperatures above 37C and strong winds. Argentine fires affected Los Alerces national park, damaging ancient alerce trees more than 3,000 years old. Budget cuts to fire management and political denial of the climate crisis worsened impacts and threaten biodiversity and public safety.
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