The coordinator of the Greenpeace forest campaign also anticipated that “the danger of an urban fire is latent.”
Amid growing concern about fires in the Nahuel Huapí National Parkthe coordinator of the Greenpeace forest campaign, Hernán Giardinianticipated that they will be able to put out the fire completely only in April and warned that the flames threaten to spread along the slopes of the hills with native forest in the direction of Bariloche.
The fire that is ravaging the Los Manzanos region has already consumed more than 5,000 hectares and continues to advance.
“The danger of a urban fire is latent“, he also warned. The specialist maintained that this scenario can occur in the context of a high level of outbreaks on a hot and windy day. In that sense, he pointed out that a dome on Otto Hill recently caught fire and explained that if They didn’t put it out quickly, the fire could have reached the cypresses and some pines, and “that way it would have ended up in the center ‘eating’ a lot of houses.”
What is the origin of forest fires
Regarding the controversy over the origin of the recurring fires in Patagonia, he developed: “There are outbreaks, the least, that have to do with natural issues, but 95% of cases are linked to human causes. It may be because negligence, which is a lot: poorly extinguished barbecues, bonfires in inappropriate places, cigarette butts, burning forestry waste. There is also a percentage of intentionality“.
Regarding that last option, he explained: “Some cases have to do with psychological issues, for pyromaniacs, of which there are many more than we imagine. There are studies about a recurrence, with people who set fires just because.” And he added: “Another intention may have to do with seek a change of land use. Basically removing the forest for some speculative reason, because They are not allowing you to deforest“.
Likewise, with regard to certain cases, where an origin linked to indigenous conflicts is usually pointed out, Giardini He said: “The accusation that some political leaders sometimes make that the fires are caused by the Mapuches is unfounded, irresponsible and malicious.”
Source: Ambito
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