He Emergency Committeecoordinated by the Nahuel Huapi National Park and the Forest Fire Fight and Emergencies Directorateshared a report on Monday about the state of the fire The apple trees.
According to the same, during the day of Monday “a complex panorama was presented due to the Entrance of a cold front with winds of 30 to 40 km/hybags from 50 to 70 km/h“
This intensified the activity of fire In several sectors, “mainly on the northeastern slope of the Cerro Colorado and in the Conat hill, in the direction of the isthmus of the Lagos Martin and Steffen from Los Alerces Cascadewhere convective columns were observed. “
“Although on Monday night they registered slight rainfall: 1.2 millimeters in rock and 3.5 in the apple trees, who had a Mild effect on fine fuel“They indicated.
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Likewise, the panorama that is presented is not encouraging, since In the next few days they expect a new ascent starting tomorrow, with high temperatures and low humidityconditions that could increase the activity of fire.
Fire could take three months to go out
The coordinator of the Greenpeace forests campaign, Hernán Giardinihe anticipated that they will achieve turn off the fire completely only in April and warned that the flames threaten to spread down the slopes of the hills with native forest in the direction of Bariloche The fire that whips the apple region had already consumed more than 5,000 hectares.
“The danger of a urban fire is latent“He also warned. The specialist said that this scenario can occur within the frame They did not turn it off quickly, the fire could have reached the cypresses and some pines, and “There would have ended in the center ‘eating’ a lot of houses.”
What is the origin of forest fires
About the controversy about the origin of the recurring fires in Patagonia, he developed: “There are focuses, the least, which have to do with natural themes, but 95% of cases are linked to human causes. It can be by negligence, That is a lot: badly turned off, bonfires in sites that do not correspond, cigarette butts, burning of forest waste. There is also a percentage of intentionality“
Regarding that last option, he explained: “Some cases have to do with psychological issues, by pyromaniacs, that there are many more than we imagine. There are studies about a recurrence, with people who are dedicated to setting fire because it does. “And he added:” Another intentionality may have to do with Find a change of land use. Basically, eliminate the forest for some speculative reason, because They are not allowing you to deforest“
Also, as far as certain cases does, where it is usually aimed at an origin linked to indigenous conflicts, Giardini He said: “The accusation that some political leaders sometimes do in relation to the fires being caused by Mapuches is unfounded, irresponsible and malicious.”
Source: Ambito