The smoke of the fires in the Amazon will arrive in Argentina tonight

The smoke from the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the interior of Brazil will arrive tomorrow in northern Argentina and, presumably, next week to Buenos Aires.

"From this night, the wind will start to turn towards the north sector and this will increase the chances of advancing smoke, first on the north of the country, which with the rotation of the smoke will arrive tonight and then, as the days and wind of the north pbad, it is very likely that the smoke will reach the city of Buenos Aires, say it by the middle of next week.We do not know which The density of smoke we have, it can come because it can be dispersed along the way, "said Mariela De Diego, spokesperson for the National Meteorological Service.

The day after tomorrow, rain is expected in the center of the coast, east of Santiago del Estero, north of Formosa, Chaco, east of Salta and Corrientes. This could slow the progression of the smoke and delay his arrival in Buenos Aires.

President Mauricio Macri said on Twitter yesterday that he was "alarmed and moved" by these fires. And he also said that he had contacted Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, to "monitor emergency management closely."

"The problems that smoke can cause are the least, among those that can be expected from the loss of the Amazon.The smoke can affect people with respiratory diseases, but it's a nontoxic smoke, these are not products This smoke contains carbon dioxide that is found in the atmosphere and contributes to global warming and future forest fires.The Amazon is the largest forest the world's tropical and lungs of the planet, millions of square kilometers of jungle, twice the size of India, "said Manuel Jaramillo, general manager of Wildlife.

The fire, which also affects Peru and Bolivia, is progressing at a speed that experts describe as "alarming". Firefighters are looking to calm the spotlight and the Bolivian government has announced that it would hire a tanker.

Although fires are common during the dry season, they are believed to have been caused, in large part, by the activity of farmers who burn the Amazon rainforest to clear the land and devote it to livestock. In addition, scientists fear that deforestation will reach a point of no return.