This is What Happens When Your President Tries to “Make Argentina Great Again”

As Trump 2.0 rises, Patagonia burns while the president denies climate change and dismantles protections.

Three firefighters coming off one of the four helicopters in the region — how could they stop a fire burning over 20,000 when the government provided no support at all? (Source)

It’s 7 a.m. on Monday morning, but the day isn’t breaking — it’s burning. The sky has abandoned its usual summer blue for an apocalyptic hue, a suffocating mix of gray, sepia, and hellish red. It’s the color of Patagonia on fire and the color of a world struggling to breathe.

An improbable southern wind bringing the fire plume from Epuyen, which has already consumed over 7000 acres and hundreds of homes in the way? No, this isn’t a distant spectacle; it’s unfolding, again, in my very backyard. The horizon reflects an inferno raging perilously close to home.

One that has been burning for almost a month now.

Wildfires have already consumed over 20,000 acres in a not surprisingly very dry and hot summer season. On the bright side, if there are any, the largest fires are fortunately in remote areas. But…