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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Did Climate Change Worsen Chile’s Wildfires? Not This Time, Researchers Say.

 

Climate change probably did not make the deadly wildfires that swept across part of Chile in early February any more likely, according to a group of climate scientists and meteorologists who specialize in the rapid analysis of weather-related disasters. Central Chile has been in the grip of a prolonged drought for more than a decade. On top of these dry conditions, the region experienced an intense heat wave at the beginning of February that raised the risk of wildfires.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/climate/chile-wildfires-global-warming.html

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