2024 Argentina wildfires

2024 Argentina wildfires
Copernicus Programme February 2024 satellite imaging of wildfires in Argentina's Los Alerces National Park.
Date(s)	February 2024 – ongoing
Location	Córdoba and Patagonia, Argentina
Statistics
Total fires	11,560 per GWIS[1]
Total area	3,933,523 hectares (9,719,950 acres) per GWIS[1]
Impacts
Evacuated	54+
Structures destroyed	20+
Ignition
Cause	2023–2024 South American drought, anthropogenic climate change, human activity

The 2024 Argentina wildfires refer to significant outbreaks of wildfires primarily across Northern and Central Argentina that devastated large stretches of forests and farming land. The intensity and spread of the wildfires markedly increased in August and September 2024 due to drought conditions and elevated temperatures.