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The trash dump in Tiltil, 60 kilometres north of Santiago, tops the list of 50 human origin sites with more than 100,000 tonnes of methane emitted per year, surpassing even industrial oil and gas facilities elsewhere on the planet.

The study, based on data from nearly 30 satellites, also identified another Chilean landfill among the 10 largest global emitters, highlighting the impact of waste management on the climate crisis.

The report says the emission sources release the amount of methane comparable to 24 million gas-powered cars driven for one year.

For NPR News, I'm John Bartlett in Santiago, Chile.

The trash dump in Tiltil, 60 kilometres north of Santiago, tops the list of 50 human origin sites with more than 100,000 tonnes of methane emitted per year, surpassing even industrial oil and gas facilities elsewhere on the planet.

The study, based on data from nearly 30 satellites, also identified another Chilean landfill among the 10 largest global emitters, highlighting the impact of waste management on the climate crisis.

The report says the emission sources release the amount of methane comparable to 24 million gas-powered cars driven for one year.

For NPR News, I'm John Bartlett in Santiago, Chile.

The explosion hit the Dali nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru's northern coast, a region which has recently been plagued by violence.

It is the fifth bombing in the region in less than a week.

At least five of the injured are in a serious condition and some have undergone surgery to amputate limbs.

The same nightclub had been attacked with a tear gas canister two weeks ago during Valentine's Day celebrations.

Peru's National Police Force found a violent criminal group which operates in the area responsible for that attack.

For NPR News, I'm John Bartlett in Santiago.

Since Tuesday, wildfires have ripped through Chile's southern forests, leading to the evacuation of more than 50,000 people.

The government has declared a state of catastrophe, restricting movement in the region, and a curfew will be put in place in the areas affected.

President Gabriel Boric has arrived in the region to oversee the response, and the Forestry Commission said that it had 24 planes and 10 fire brigades battling the blazes.

Wildfires hit Chile every summer, and the country's National Forestry Commission says that there are currently 80 fires burning up and down the country, covering an area of nearly 21,000 hectares.

This latest wave of fires has been exacerbated by a heatwave in the south of Chile, with temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of up to 55 miles per hour.

For NPR News, I'm John Bartlett in Santiago, Chile.