BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The worst fires in more than a decade are cutting through Argentina's vast wetlands, exacerbated by low water levels in the Parana River delta region that have exposed carbon-rich soil ripe for burning.
Infrared technology and satellite imagery have detected more hot spots, or potential fires, in the country's largest wetland during August than have been found in any other month this year, scientists said.
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