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"Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile"
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Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming, a team of researchers warned on Wednesday.

"Devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile made three times more likely by climate change"
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Patagonia wildfire risk tripled by climate change, researchers say
Record droughts and scorching temperatures stoked the wildfires that burned thousands of hectares of native forest.

"Video. Giant phantom jellyfish spotted in Argentina's deep sea"
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Video. Giant phantom jellyfish spotted in Argentina's deep sea
Video. A rare phantom jellyfish has been spotted by scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's vessel exploring the deep sea near Argentina.

"Patagonia fires reignite debate over Argentina’s underfunded environmental agencies"
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Patagonia fires reignite debate over Argentina’s underfunded environmental agencies
Fires have surged through the forests of Argentina’s Patagonia region since the start of the year, with officials still working to contain damage to some of the world’s oldest ecosystems. The two major fires broke out in January in the southern province of Chubut, threatening parts of Los Alerces National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage […]