Fatal wildfire in ValparaÃso, Chile
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Strong winds helped a wildfire to spread very quickly through a portion of the city of ValparaÃso, Chile — this fire forced large-scale evacuations, destroyed around 2000 homes, and was responsible for 12 fatalities. McIDAS images of 4-km resolution GOES-13 3.9 µm shortwave IR channel data (above)... Read More