Bolsonaro suggests green groups started the blaze in the Amazon to blame him
BRASILIA – Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday suggesting green…
Forest Fires
Brazil: Smoke from Amazon rainforest fires causes blackout in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, according to new data from the country’s space research agency….
La Araucanía: Piñera visits areas affected by forest fires in southern Chile
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera on Monday flew over the towns of Carahue, Chol Chol and Nueva Imperial, in Chile’s La Araucanía region, affected by…
Chile wildfires: Red warning puts Valparaíso, O’Higgins on high alert
SANTIAGO – The National Emergency Office of the Ministry of the Interior of Chile (Onemi) has established a red alert in several communes (municipalities) following…