Three Camargo communities disappear because of floods

El Dia reports: Three Camargo communities disappear because of floods The authorities of the municipality have not yet been able to specify the number of families affected. Camargo’s Mayor Valentín Cruz said on Friday that three communities in the 11 and 14 districts of that municipality had disappeared because of the floods and announced that…

Temperatures soar in Bolivia as El Nino smashes records

Reuters reports for Al Jazeera: Temperatures soar in Bolivia as El Nino smashes records At least five major cities report their highest temperatures in more than half a century. Steff Gaulter | 27 Jan 2016 08:45 GMT | Weather, Latin America El Nino has brought hot weather to much of Bolivia. Several regions have reported…

Drought wreaks havoc in Bermejo municipality

ANF reports in El Deber: Drought wreaks havoc in Bermejo municipality The sugar cane and citrus are the most affected, according to a technical report in that municipality The technicians of the National Institute of Farming and Forestry Innovation, Civil Defense, the Governor of Tarija, the Vice Ministry of water resources and technicians from the…

Bolivian weather: This week will be hot and rainy

El Deber reports about Bolivian weather for this week. Below I include the link for the original weather page that you can save, to access directly in the future: The Senamhi predicts heat and rain for this week The national service of meteorology and hydrology (Senamhi) predicts a slight drop in temperatures from tomorrow [10/10/12]….

Unusual tornado hits Cochabamba??!

I lived in the midwest, USA where tornadoes are a part of their lives; unlike people from Cochabamba who were surprised by a micro tornado. La Razon reports today, for more photographs and full Spanish article, please go to the link below: Wednesday’s (11/16/11) event was the first phenomenon of this kind recorded in the valley, but chances…

La Niña is back in Bolivia

Bolivia will expect excess rain in most of Bolivia for October,2011; during November and December, rain will continue everywhere but southwest Bolivia (parts of Oruro and most of Potosi) where there will be draught, reported the Meteorology and Hydrology National Service (SENAMHI) to La Razon.   TEMPERATURES. Regarding temperatures for this month, previsions state that heat will be over…