Despite known coastal cooling trend, risk of deadly wildfires in central Chile increasing with changing land management in a warming climate

 During the early days of February 2024, a low-pressure system formed along the coast of central Chile, a well-known phenomenon affecting the western coast of subtropical South America, known as the coastal low. It leads to clear skies and high temperatures as well as strong winds due to an inverted pressure gradient between an intense subtropical high extending well into midlatitudes and the coastal low farther north. These conditions are highly conducive to wildfires i.e favour spread, especially during summer when conditions are warmer and drier. On February 2, 2024, wildfires ignited in the mountainous forested areas east of, forested areas east of the city Viña del Mar and around Lake Peñuelas.

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