“Infernal scars of Valparaíso.” This is the title of the NASA Earth Observatory (NASA Earth Observatory) a report with satellite images that shows the before and following of the area affected by the forest fire catastrophe in the coastal region.

“What is believed to be the deadliest wildfire outbreak recorded in Chile burned parts of the cities of Viña del Mar and Quilpué in the Valparaíso region of the country in February 2024,” noted the US space agency.

NASA compares two images: the first, taken by the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI) satellite on Landsat 8, shows the landscape before the accidents occurred and was captured on February 2, 2024. The second image, meanwhile , was captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 and shows the same charred area following the fire. This material was recorded on February 5, 2024. “These catastrophic wildfires were the product of a perfect storm of conditions,” said scientist Elizabeth Wiggins. “They occurred during a heat wave, drought and strong winds caused by a combination of El Niño and climate change,” she said.