Bolivian Amazon Fires: Drought, Desertification, and Water Shortages Ahead | Incendios en la Amazonía: sequía y escasez de agua

ANF, Eju.tv: Burned forests in the Bolivian Amazon will bring drought and desertification, with little water for agriculture and livestock – The forest fires occurring across the country, which are destroying forests, especially in the Bolivian Amazon, will lead to drought and desertification, leaving little water for livestock and agriculture, warned researcher Vincent Vos. Fires…

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….