Chile is facing a summer of mega-fires after over a decade of megadrought that has dried out forests and wells. The fires are among the deadliest and most destructive in the country’s history, fueled by record-high temperatures and strong winds. The climate crisis is hitting hard on Chile’s people and ecosystems, exposing the vulnerability of monoculture plantations and water management policies.

#ChileFires #ClimateEmergency #WaterCrisis

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09042023/chile-megadrought-megafires/

A unique perspective of what the refill process looks like- and how quick the turn around time is to fill the tanks of DC-10 VLAT 912 operating contractor 10Tanker between drops. Refilling 9,400 gallons and back at it!
#AvgeeksofMastodon #Chile #chilewildfires #tankerlife #avgeek #ChileFires

A unique perspective of what the refill process looks like- and how quick the turn around time is between drops. Refilling 9,400 gallons and back at it!
#AvgeeksofMastodon #Chile #chilewildfires #tankerlife #avgeek #ChileFires

“Success is best when it's shared."-Howard Schultz. So much goes into one drop. The amazing ground effort at CONAF_minagri Base Operations to load the DC10 VLAT912 by the #Bomberos De #Chile. The armada_chile lead p-295 and the DC10. As a #team with #tentanker help Chile. #AvgeeksofMastodon #avgeek #ChileFires #chilewildfires

The Chilean government announced that the crisis caused by the wave of #incendios , which until this Saturday left 24 dead and devastated more than 440,000 hectares, is beginning to be overcome after 10 days of emergency.
Video: AFP #Chile #Wildfires #chilenews #avgeeks #AvgeeksofMastodon #ChileFires #chilewildfires #Chile

Live shot this morning of Erickson Aero LAT T104 now over Ecuador on her way to work alongside VLAT912 of “ten tanker” she will arrive to fight the #Chile #wildfire tomorrow #ChileFires #wildfires #bomberos #avgeeks #airtankers The Luksic family, wealthy Chilean financiers, committed to the one-month financing of Erickson Aero T104 in the fight against forest fires in the regions of #Ñuble, #Biobío and #LaAraucanía. Though politically controversial, Chilean lives and communities are at stake.