Why Patagonia burns every summer: climate change, shifting fire regimes, and policy failures

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Why Patagonia burns every summer: climate change, shifting fire regimes, and policy failures

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The fire season in Patagonia this summer will likely be one of the most severe in recent decades, and the crisis is not an isolated phenomenon.

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