Chile is facing another catastrophe due to megafires in the south. Community organizations from affected regions, along with various scientific voices, point to the monoculture forestry model as the culprit: it reduces water, increases erosion, is a net carbon emitter, and creates highly flammable homogeneous landscapes. They are demanding urgent change.

A massive, uncontrolled wildfire is ravaging Penco Lirquén, destroying the planned Parque para Penco and the last Queule forests, a threatened species. The community warns that the fire spread through the area targeted for the Aclara mining project amid an ongoing socio-environmental conflict.

A significant march took place in Arica demanding the declaration of an environmental disaster zone for Lake Chungará, citing oil spills, truck pollution from Bolivia, and human waste on Route 11-CH. A performance with bottles labeled "urine" was staged in front of the port, and calls were made to review the 1904 Treaty.

Changa communities and fishermen's unions in Freirina have signed agreements to co-manage two Marine Coastal Spaces for Indigenous Peoples (ECMPO). This transparent dialogue-based process integrates fishermen into management, guarantees their rights, promotes sustainable development, countering criticism and establishing a new collaborative coastal governance model.

Communities accuse racism and irregularities in the CRUBC of Los Ríos for rejecting the Wadalafken ECMPO. They allege political criteria, manipulation of the Lafkenche Law, and a misinformation campaign. They call on Boric's Government to align its supportive statements on the Lafkenche Law with its actions.

The SEA of Los Ríos has initiated a public participation phase for the Bahía Coique real estate project following modifications in its environmental evaluation process. These changes include a new wastewater treatment system and expanded works, inviting the community to provide feedback.

After breeding in the warm waters of Central America, these giant cetaceans migrate through the high seas to the southern coasts of Chile to feed. Unlike other populations, they do not head toward polar waters. Another distinctive feature is that they possess a unique type of song, recorded for the first time in 2020.

In the Biobío region, temperatures are projected to reach 37 to 38 degrees on Sunday, January 18, and Monday, January 19, particularly in the valleys and precordillera, while the Maule and Ñuble regions could see thermometers rise to 38 or even 39 degrees in interior zones. In the Metropolitan Region, temperatures are expected to range from 34 to 38 degrees, with critical areas such as Lampa and Tiltil experiencing potentially higher readings.

The sighting of a four-meter shark has halted underwater operations in Chinquihue, Puerto Montt, prompting safety protocols and raising community concern due to the rarity of such creatures in southern Chile.

An Israeli tourist was arrested and charged after being caught lighting a cigarette inside Torres del Paine National Park in the Magallanes Region, a violation that poses a significant risk of forest fires.