Glen Argan reports for National Catholic Reporter: In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy An abandoned boat lies several hundred feet from the shore of Lake Poopo in late August, testimony to the disappearance of the lake and the salt flats that remain in Llapallapani, Bolivia. Lake Poopo dried up three…
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Bolivia’s Disappearing Lake Poopo
Earth Island Journal reports: Bolivia’s Disappearing Lake BY LINDA FARTHING – FEBRUARY 1, 2017 As Lake Poopó vanishes, depleted by water diversions and warming temperatures, it leaves behind an uncertain future for Indigenous Urus Battered by the blinding sun that reigns supreme in Bolivia’s arid high plain, Urus-Muratos villagers from three Lake Poopó communities waited…
Bolivia’s abandoned ski resort: A sign of droughts to come?
BBC News reports: Bolivia’s abandoned ski resort: A sign of droughts to come? Bolivia’s largest city, La Paz, is currently enduring its worst drought in a quarter of a century. Glaciers in the surrounding Andean mountains are key to its water supply. Simon Parker visited the abandoned ski resort of Chacaltaya, where locals say they…
Will Bolivia’s Lifeless Lake Poopo Ever Return?
Dimitri O’Donnell reports for teleSUR: Will Bolivia’s Lifeless Lake Poopo Ever Return? It was once Bolivia’s second biggest lake but climate change and industrial negligence has left it desertified. Bolivian’s fear this latest setback could be permanent. A two-hour drive from the western Bolivian city of Oruro takes you to a series of beaten off-road…
Lake Poopo, Bolivia’s 2nd-largest lake, dries up
From Reuters for CBC news: Lake Poopo, Bolivia’s 2nd-largest lake, dries up Climate change has boosted temperatures, tripling evaporation Thomson Reuters Posted: Dec 18, 2015 10:24 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 18, 2015 1:27 PM ET [To watch the video, please use the link at the bottom, thank you.] What happens when a lake dries…
A beached fisherman survives five days on the Poopó lake
Pagina Siete reports: FAMILY SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR DRUGS IN GENERAL HOSPITAL A beached fisherman survives five days on the lake Poopó On Thursday [02/05/2015] went fishing and his boat was stuck in the mud, 10 kilometers from the shore. Salinity prevented him from walking and waited until he was rescued noon yesterday [02/10/2015]. An Uru…
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