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A dense column of smoke covers the sky of the City of Buenos Aires

2020-08-05T15:13:25.644Z


They estimate that it comes from the fires in the Paraná River Delta.08/05/2020 - 11:05 Clarín.com Society A dense column of smoke invaded this Wednesday morning the sky of the City of Buenos Aires and surprised everyone on social networks. It is presumed that it could come from the burning of wetlands in the Paraná River Delta. In sight, the smoke screen is barely noticeable because the sky is cloudy in the City, but the smell leaves no doubt of its presence . T...


08/05/2020 - 11:05

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A dense column of smoke invaded this Wednesday morning the sky of the City of Buenos Aires and surprised everyone on social networks. It is presumed that it could come from the burning of wetlands in the Paraná River Delta.

In sight, the smoke screen is barely noticeable because the sky is cloudy in the City, but the smell leaves no doubt of its presence . The networks evidenced that with various messages and photos.

The National Meteorological Service published two images on its official Twitter account, explaining that "large areas of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area register reduced visibility due to the presence of smoke . "

Meanwhile, the Ministry of the Environment of the City of Buenos Aires reported this Wednesday that "the Air Quality Report at 10 in the morning determines that, based on the burns that are taking place in the north-northwest of the City, the reported values ​​are being analyzed and it is detected that they are below the admissible limits. "

# SMOKE
Large areas of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, record reduced visibility due to the presence of smoke. pic.twitter.com/jBtnZkcBII

- SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina) August 5, 2020

"Although there has been an influx of wind from the northern sector since yesterday afternoon, which could transport the contamination from the burning that is taking place, the data is still stable, " he added.

In its explanation, the Secretariat states that among the surveyed values ​​it is found that "Particulate Matter (PM10) is beginning to rise but it is necessary to wait for the evolution of the values" since it cannot currently be determined if the rise is influenced by the smoke "or if it is merely a product of increased normal traffic."

Said  Particulate Material is a mixture of liquid and solid particles, of organic and inorganic substances, which are in suspension in the air. "As for carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide values, they remain stable and low," the statement added.

The smoke reaches the Federal Capital and Greater Buenos Aires area due to the north sector wind that carries, from the Littoral, the smoke that for several weeks has hit Rosario and surroundings.

The arrival of smoke in Buenos Aires coincides with the start, this Wednesday, of the debate on the Wetlands Law that will enter treatment in the National Congress. There the different initiatives presented that seek ecological and environmental conservation of a vital reservoir of biodiversity will be discussed.

The commission Natural Resources and Conservation of the Human Environment will meet at 18 to discuss the issue under the motto "Towards a National Wetlands Law". In the debate there will be guests as professionals and environmental benchmarks. "It would be good for our environment if it were approved in the National Congress," said Juan Cabandié, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, on his Twitter account.

The intentional burning of grasslands in the Paraná River Delta has already registered 8 thousand outbreaks of fire so far this year and generated complaints from neighbors and environmental groups, which mobilized at various points for the Government to intervene and put an end to it . In Rosario, due to the fires, about 50 people a day seek medical attention due to difficulties in breathing due to inhaled smoke.

Smoke in the sky of the City and Greater Buenos Aires. (Photo: Luciano Thieberger)

In Entre Ríos the situation is similar, the same as in the north of the province of Buenos Aires. It is estimated that the burned area only facing the south of Santa Fe and during 2020 exceeds 50 thousand hectares, three times the size of Rosario , the city most affected by stinking smoke that invades it with recurrence.

"Enough burning, wetlands law now" was the motto of the massive protest called by the Multisectorial for the Wetlands Law on the Santa Fe side of the river and that on the banks of Entre Ríos had the support of other protesters, among them several field owners who attended on horseback and in trucks.

Not only is the smoke clearly visible (more than in the photo) above and in the City of Buenos Aires, but it smells. pic.twitter.com/F8GtIfINsH

- Enrique Viale (@EnriqueViale) August 5, 2020

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Source: clarin

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