El Dia reports on December 16, 2011 of a fire that lasted over dour hours to be put out: Deposits of a multinational oil company with highly toxic chemicals burned in flames in the southern part of the city. There are no injured people; However, inhalation of these gases could affect the health of residents nearby. Fire…
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Deforestation and Bolivia holds unfortunate 4th place…
Today, I will introduce Maplecroft, who is the author of the Deforestation Index 2012, from their website: Introducing Maplecroft As the global landscape evolves, it is imperative to navigate, manage and monitor the political, economic, social and environmental risks that affect new growth opportunities for business, especially in emerging markets. Maplecroft’s Global Risks Portfolio and…
What does Bolivia prefer?: Uncontrolled fires or heavy rain?
This cartoon is from La Razon, Oct 14, 2011. As of the last three days in beautiful Santa Cruz and most parts of Bolivia, there is a lot of rain (see below for the link of an earlier post here regarding La Niña). The cartoon shows heavy rain hitting on those who are supposed to control de fires…
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