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Disaster aid: This is the machinery to activate urgent survival kits

Disaster aid: This is the machinery to activate urgent survival kits Disaster aid: This is the machinery to activate urgent survival kits

Blankets, diapers, soap: the logistical machinery to activate survival kits after a fire, earthquake or another catastrophe requires a lot of organization and agility to reach the victims in time and save lives; for it amazon has just inaugurated its first Natural Disaster Relief Center in Europe. The enormous racks of the center, located in […]

Fires and floods, what African apes will experience in the next 30 years

Fires and floods, what African apes will experience in the next 30 years Fires and floods, what African apes will experience in the next 30 years

The apes of Africa They are already suffering the effects of climate change, but what is coming will be worse. In the next thirty years, these animals will frequently suffer extreme events caused by global warming, such as firesheat waves or floods. This is the main conclusion of an international study led by Razak Kiribou, […]

Chile: deaths increase to 122 in devastating fires in Valparaíso (video)

Chile: deaths increase to 122 in devastating fires in Valparaíso (video) Chile: deaths increase to 122 in devastating fires in Valparaíso (video)

The number of deaths in the devastating fires that hit the region of Valparaíso, 100 kilometers west of Santiago, increased to 122, the Legal Medical Service (SML) reported this Monday. Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Sunday that “It is the greatest tragedy that we have experienced as a country since the earthquake of February […]

Chile fights 165 active fires in 10 regions of the country in another deadly summer

Chile fights 165 active fires in 10 regions of the country in another deadly summer Chile fights 165 active fires in 10 regions of the country in another deadly summer

A total of 165 forest fires remain active in 10 regions of Chiliamong them from coastal Valparaíso, where the chain of fire that started on Friday reached the suburbs of the city of Viña del Mar, causing 112 deaths so far, in what is already the greatest tragedy since the 2010 earthquake. According to the […]

The United States, Chile, Peru and Canada are going to send help against fires in Colombia

The United States, Chile, Peru and Canada are going to send help against fires in Colombia The United States, Chile, Peru and Canada are going to send help against fires in Colombia

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petroannounced this Thursday that USA., Chili, Peru and Canada They have already responded to the request for international help that was made yesterday to fight at least 31 fires that affect the country and that has also been sent to the European Union (EU) Yet the UN. “Humanity has developed […]

Heat, fires, rain: the climatic extremes of the boreal summer

Heat, fires, rain: the climatic extremes of the boreal summer Heat, fires, rain: the climatic extremes of the boreal summer

In the last three months, the planet was the scene of a series of extreme weather events such as heat waves, fires and floods that became more frequent and intense due to the global warming. On a global scale, July and August 2023 were the hottest months ever recorded, according to the European Copernicus Observatory […]

Spain suffers the peak of the heat wave, fires give Portugal respite

Spain suffers the peak of the heat wave, fires give Portugal respite Spain suffers the peak of the heat wave, fires give Portugal respite

With possible heat records in Spain and thousands of hectares burned in Portugalthe Iberian Peninsula, on the front line of the global warming in Europe, is on alert this Wednesday. This heat wave, the third of the summer, will reach its peak in Spain on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching 44ºC in some places, according to […]