By Marco Belmonte, Vision 360: Air Monitoring The Atmospheric Physics Laboratory warns of an environmental catastrophe and foresees a lack of rain due to the fires. The problem is that the Amazon region of the continent is experiencing one of the most intense droughts in recent years, which could result in the rain not arriving…
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BENI: Drought and forest fires | Sequía y los incendios forestales
Brújula Digital: Beni declares a “disaster situation” due to drought and forest fires. Firefighters battle fires in Beni. Photo: Beni Governor’s Office The forest fires and extreme drought severely affecting several municipalities in Beni prompted the department’s government to issue Departmental Decree 13/2024, officially declaring the region in a “disaster situation.” This declaration aims to…
Lake Titicaca regains its splendor thanks to the rains in Bolivia | El lago Titicaca recupera su esplendor gracias a las lluvias en Bolivia
The Yucatan Times: Recent rainfall in Bolivia has worked wonders for Lake Titicaca, restoring its water levels to normal standards following a period of drought that left this lake at record lows last year. This body of water, which stands as the highest navigable lake in the world, had suffered a drastic decrease until reaching 2.80 meters in…
Blazes and drought | Incendios y sequía
Editorial, Los Tiempos: In the last four years, forest fires devastated more than 18.6 million hectares. The good news is that so far in 2023 the fire has destroyed a smaller area than those devastated in the last four years (one million hectares versus 5.7 million in 2019). The bad news is that forest fires…
Worst harvest=hunger | La peor cosecha=hambruna
Save the Children, WebWire: “This is one of the worst harvests I have had in my life”: Families in Bolivia Confront Hunger as Drought Destroys Vital Potato Crop In Bolivia’s highlands, where life’s rhythm largely follows the agricultural calendar, a crop emergency is unfolding and pushing families to the brink of hunger, Save the Children said….
The growing water crisis | La creciente crisis hídrica
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The current water shortage in much of the country requires urgent actions to mitigate its consequences; these would also have to serve to define long-range programs, since water insecurity will not disappear with the arrival of the rainy season. Indeed, except for the humid plain region: essentially Beni, Pando and the north…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 