The meteorological phenomenon of The boywhich is usually linked to a rise in temperatures, has ended, as announced this Tuesday by the Australian Department of Meteorology. “The boy is no longer active“, the agency noted in a statement, after this meteorological phenomenon that occurs periodically but irregularly (with intervals of between two and seven years) […]
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Deforestation reaches “historic peak” in Colombia due to armed conflict and El Niño
The deforestation in Colombia and the Amazon skyrocketed in the first quarter of this year with an increase of 40% and reached a “historic peak”as reported this Monday by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad. In the presentation of the balance of Early Deforestation Warnings, the minister said that this figure contrasts […]
Request the S/500 bonus in April 2024: what are the requirements and how do I know if I am a beneficiary?
With the aim of providing financial support to families that faced the impacts of the economic recession, social conflicts and natural phenomena, the Peruvian Government provided a series of subsidies in recent years. Most of these bonuses are no longer in effect, while others are still available. The Housing Leasing Bonus for Emergencies (BAE), also […]
Panama Canal increases daily transits to 27 due to slight improvement in water levels
Starting this Monday, daily ship transits through the Panama Canal after a slight improvement in the levels of the main lake that serves the interoceanic waterway. The area is immersed in a water crisis due to the severe drought resulting from climate change and aggravated by the El Niño phenomenon. Under optimal conditions, some 36 […]
El Niño may cause record average temperatures this year in some areas
The actual El Niño phenomenon could cause in several areas of the planet, such as the Bay of Bengal, the Philippines, the sea Caribbeanhe Amazon or Alaska, record average surface temperatures will be recorded until June 2024. A model-based study published today by Scientific Report and signed by Chinese researchers suggests that there is an […]
Heat wave due to climate crisis and El Niño put South American countries on alert
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High temperatures and an intense drought typical of this time of year, aggravated by the El Niño phenomenon, have led the authorities of several South American countries to warn about the harmful health effects of exposure to the sun and the need to protect themselves from heat strokes. “The high temperatures that many regions of […]
Drought worsens drinking water crisis in towns near Colombian river
The season of drought Which affects Colombia is aggravating the situation drinking water and forest fires in towns located on the banks of the Magdalena River, the main tributary of the South American country. Near its mouth into the Caribbean Sea, the Magdalena supplies the municipalities of the department of Atlántico, where a state of […]
Dengue cases almost triple in Brazil due to El Niño and the climate crisis
Brazil is on alert due to the increase in cases of denguewhich have almost tripled at the beginning of January, according to data released this Thursday, an expansion caused by the rains and high temperatures associated with the El Niño phenomenon and the climate crisis and which could lead the country to break records this […]
Water crisis will cut income to the Panama Canal by up to US$ 700 million
He Panama Canal It plans to earn up to US$ 700 million less in tolls due to the restriction on ship transits that it has had to implement due to the drought, announced this Wednesday the administrator of the maritime route, Ricaurte Vásquez. “We consider that it is possible that we will have a reduction […]
Fires in the Amazon fell by 10.8% in 2023 despite its historic drought
The Amazon Brazilian registered 98,646 forest fires in 2023, 10.8% less than in 2022 (115,033), despite the historic drought that the biome faced in the final months of last year, when fire outbreaks broke out, official sources reported this Tuesday. The number of heat sources measured last year by the satellites of the National Institute […]