High temperatures in recent days led to a record demand for electricity, generating power outages in various parts of the city, the suburbs of Buenos Aires and the interior of the country.In Federal Capital during the week there were power outages in several districts of the Federal Capital as Floresta, Villa Lugano, Caballito, Belgrano and […]
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The state-owned Petroecuador oil fields discovered in the Amazon by a volume of 18 million barrels, which partially offset the reduction in reserves and used, said today in a statement. The company said its total proved reserves in 2010 amounted to about 4.693 million barrels.Petroecuador is the second largest oil producer in Ecuador, after the […]
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The discovery of five bodies has risen to thirteen the number of deaths caused by the landslide occurred Monday in the district Jamapa in Sapucaia City, located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro (southeast), confirmed on Tuesday Defense Civil. Heavy rains in recent weeks have hit Rio de Janeiro triggered landslides in two […]
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Dozens of families with the help of members of the Armed Forces perform cleanup work parties to continue rescuing building materials and furnishings of their homes that were destroyed by landslides in the province of Azuay. They lost their homes in the commune of the canton Picayo Gualaceo. Although it has been almost a month […]
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Uruguay on Monday reported record water consumption and energy due to the intense heat wave affecting the country, said Tuesday that authorities have declared a red alert about the risk of forest fires. The secretary general of the state water company OSE, Mario Bianchi, said in a statement of the Presidency on Monday was a […]
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The IDEAM said a red alert is maintained by fires in various parts of the country, especially in the Caribbean, Andean and Orinoco, where high temperatures have prevailed in recent days. The departments of Bolivar, Boyaca and Casanare have larger municipalities threatened by this type of emergency. Read Article
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Read Article Emergency Messge for U.S. Citizens: Brazil, Flooding in Rio de Janeiro State Floods Western Hemisphere > Brazil 1/6/2012 This message is to alert U.S. citizens to severe flooding in the northern and northeastern parts of the state of Rio de Janeiro. We recommend that U.S. citizens avoid travel to the affected area at […]
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In order to detail the preparations for the National Water Long March will be held in Lima a meeting of the national group called Drive on Saturday January 7 at the union local SITENTEL located in Mariano Carranza 498, Santa Beatriz, Lima. The meeting will be attended by regional leaders and grassroots organizations and approve […]
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With the effect of rainfall on the coast also were widespread outages in several counties Manabi intermittent, causing damage at least in the hospital Portoviejo IESS masts and the TV signal located on the hill of leaves, as many stations could not broadcast its programming. The electricity in this province is in charge of the […]
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This Thursday, the authorities declared a yellow alert for volcanic district of San Pedro, Second Region, due to the situation experienced by the Lascar volcano. Radio Cooperativa reported that the report of the volcano observatory in South Los Andes is an increase in seismic activity of the volcano, which has caused a seismic swarm in […]
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From 08:00 hours (January 4, 2012)the park began to receive tourists again, after closing last Friday was declared due to a fire that affects the area. The Torres del Paine National Park reopened for all age groups from 8 am this morning in a ceremony led by Finance Minister Paul Longueira. Secretary of State with […]
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Piura. The district of Las Lomas in Piura and the toad in Ayabaca, have changed their face. It looks more dynamic and expanding trade grows as informal mining. Las Lomas is the center of this growing activity carried out thousands of Piura, who a few years ago clung to defend the land for agriculture, but […]
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Noting the rapid progress that has taken the wildfire “Pichiqueime” that affects the community of Florida and has consumed 600 hectares of eucalyptus, Biobío Onemi, in coordination with Conaf said Red Alert this afternoon for the provinces of Concepcion and Ñuble. For the rest of the region, meanwhile, maintains Yellow Alert. Read Article
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Parks Administration of Argentina to tens brigade to assist in the devastating forest fire for days affects the National Park Torres del Paine in Chile.The fire has destroyed at least ten thousand hectares of native forest. A total of 60 brigades in the provinces of Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Tierra del Fuego Black and decided to […]
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A forest fire has affected the hill this morning Caracol, located in the city of Concepción. The fire was visible from several points of the city. Three fire companies in the capital of the Bío Bío Region attended to the scene to perform control tasks.The volunteers were supported by off-road vehicles and a tanker truck, […]
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Cusco has begun to prepare for the upcoming rainy season, which is threatening to cause major damage in the region. An 80% of households in remote regions of Cusco and 90% of old homes in the historic center are in danger of collapsing during the upcoming rainy season, according to Lourdes Rozas Huacho, Cusco’s Civil […]
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An anaconda four feet long was found in 16 km of highway GO-040, in Aparecida de Goiania, around 22h on Tuesday (27). When crossing the track, the snake was spotted by a motorist who reported the incident to the agents who were in the police station nearby. The site is bounded by the Golden creek […]
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According to the expert opinion provided by the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), the Regional Office Onemi Magellan declared a red alert for the Province of Ultima Esperanza, due to an active wildfire located in the area known as Olguin, in the commune Torres del Paine. This alert condition is mainly due to the location of […]
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This day the Interior Ministry issued a natural disaster declaration for 29 municipalities of Coahuila, which were affected by severe drought since last May Day. In a statement it was reported that with this declaration will have access to resources Natural Disasters Fund (Fonden) the municipalities of Abasolo, Arteaga, Candela, Brown, Cuatro Cienegas, Escobedo, Francisco […]
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The electrical problem that restricted water service during the Christmas holiday to residents of large sectors of the province of Santa Elena prompted the declaration of emergency today. The governor of Santa Elena, Paul Soto Garcia and Aguapen manager, Oswaldo Gonzalez Roca announced still not overcome the damage of a stretch of power line that […]
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Considering the announcement of Southern Zonal Meteorological Center that predicts the occurrence of moderate to strong winds throughout the Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 of this week, wind currents estimated to range from the 100 / 120 km / hrs., mainly in coastal areas and higher elevations of […]
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The year and the cylinder capacity in cubic centimeters (cc) of the vehicle are the main aspects for the calculation that the user must pay tuition for Environmental Tax concept vehicle pollution, IACM, part of the Environmental Promotion Act governed the country since November 24 and will be effective from January 2012. Opinion. Santiago Crespo, […]
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Between 21 and 23 December, Nariño crepe sent food to the most affected communities in Roberto Payan. Delivery is expected in the coming days to the shelters. As safe water, municipal water systems would be covered. However, an estimated 1,000 families in the upper reaches of the rivers are still under served. The requested support […]
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The activity of the Tungurahua volcano remains at moderate-high, with a tendency to decline relative to that recorded on Thursday, said the technician on duty at the Geophysical Institute of the Tungurahua Volcano Observatory in Guadeloupe, Jorge Ordonez. The Tungurahua eruption process twelve years ago, resumed on Thursday, explosions and emissions of water vapor columns […]
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The volcano Fuego is launching fine gray ash to a height of 200 to 800 meters above its crater and avalanches of volcanic flow on Santa Teresa ravines, Taniluyá and Ash. Also in the Santiaguito volcano are being produced constant degassing process produces water vapor column of 250 meters above the cone called Caliente, without […]
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Sacatepéquez is the department where more people have sought shelter from the cold temperatures, according to the monitoring that takes place the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conrad). Since the cold season began in early November until yesterday, have been addressed Sacatepéquez two thousand 25 people in shelters set up in the living Holy Mother […]
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Authorities are warning tourists and locals, so be careful on the beaches. Waves 3 to 4 meters, accompanied by strong winds, shaking for two days the main beaches of the Colombian Caribbean coast, so many spas are kept under tight restrictions from the authorities. According to the report of the National Unit for Disaster Risk […]
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Itron has announced that Electrica de Guayaquil, a state-owned electric utility in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has wrapped up the installation of Latin America’s first meter-to-cash smart meter system, which uses Itron technology. Smart grid, smart grid deployment, smart meters, global business, ItronThe communications system collects meter data and feeds it to Itron’s meter data management system, […]
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The General Coordination of Civil Protection Department of the Interior (Interior Ministry) issued an emergency declaration for 19 municipalities in Guerrero, affected by the earthquake on 10 December. The federal agency said that the measure is issued to give continuity to the emergency at damage from the quake and includes the towns of Taxco de […]
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Roads and houses destroyed by collapse are the main problems affecting the canton Paute, due to strong winter season. This is not Agen to the north of the country, large crop losses are a result of Carchi that. Winter has become irregular and have a lot to do with the phenomenon of “La Niña” experts […]
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Brazilian Federal Police concluded in a probe on the November 8 oil spill that the local president of US oil giant Chevron and 16 other oil executives committed environmental crimes, according to local media. Read Article
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Ancash: Volcano emanating toxic fumes in the town of Tambo Real District Governor Yauya, Fermín Fitzcarraldo province in the region Ancash , sought help through the RPP News rotafono because a “volcano” located in the town center Tambo Real – Huancabamba toxic gases and heat emanating scaring people adjoining. The authority said it was inactive […]
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Record fines for wasting water in December: 16 daily The number has quadrupled over the past four months, when it became the first survey. Few inspectors. The number has quadrupled over the past four months, when it became the first survey. Few inspectors. Increasingly apply sanctions. Misuse of water worries enforcement agencies and service providers […]
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Anonymous attacked the website last Thursday of the Ministry of Energy and Mines.Disseminated information contacts, emails and passwords alleged officials who work in this entity. Through its official Twitter account, the hacker known group claimed the attack MINEM’s website in protest against the Conga project. Anonymous launches operation against the project Water First Conga. Read […]
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The lack of water and pasture remains a concern for farmers. In rural areas the situation becomes more chaotic and many choose to seek food and fluid for animals to be stocked. Read Article
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Residents of the community Yaviza Saboga in Darien, do not hide their concern about the heavy rains that fall on that part of the country, which brings back bad memories of the floods that occurred last year to this time. The director general of the National Civil Protection System, Arturo Alvarado, attributed the situation to […]
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International Gas Transportation Company, TGI, Gabriel Turbay, the estimated reserves in the western pipeline sufficient to 3 days. But it is not known how long the repair of the pipeline. According to Gabriel Turbay, a landslide destroyed 100 meters of the pipeline Mariquita Cali in the district of Padua, in the municipality of Herveo, Tolima, […]
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Having experienced a long Indian summer in the Puno region, rainfall is consistently present until the month of March 2012, said the director of SENAMHI Puno, Sixto Flores. Moderate rains were more intensive in the northern provinces of the region as Carabaya, Sandia, Lampa, Azángaro and Melgar said the official. Read Article
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The association or social-cybernetic collective Anonymous, launched the campaign “Water First”, against the execution of the Conga mining project developed by the mining company Newmont and Buenaventura in the city of Cajamarca.
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The governor of Potosi, Felix Gonzalez, said yesterday it was discovered that more water wetlands of the northern region of his department is brought to Chile. “Several are already identifying and on that basis we will make known to the international press how they carry our water. Read Article
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The 2011 comes to an end and what he leaves the forest sector are only negative figures. In the case of exports, this year has seen 25 to $ 30 million less and envisions that by 2012 is an overview of uncertainty due to the changes brought the new Law on Forests. Read Article
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On Friday, about 600 plants planted by the method of ball land and 50 000 seeds dispersed in the La Muela, Caricuao Zoo in Caracas, on the sixth day of reforestation that conducted this year through the Mission Tree Socialist and the National Electricity Corporation (Corpoelec). The national planner Tree Mission, Juan Robles said that […]
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Magnitude 4.3 – OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO 2011 December 10 14:29:16 UTC Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.3 Date-Time Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 14:29:16 UTC Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 08:29:16 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 15.578°N, 94.712°W Depth 22.4 km (13.9 miles) […]
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Miranda State Governor Henrique Capriles Radonski, said that until now a total of 484 homes have been flooded by heavy rains in recent days in the state. Read Article
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Brazilian Senator Jorge Viana, rapporteur for the controversial reform of the forestry law approved this week in the Senate, today responded to criticism from environmentalists and said the new rules will allow to recover 35 million hectares of degraded forests. “It will be the largest program of recovery of vegetation cover has been known in […]
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The money will be used exclusively for the victims of this new wave winter. President Juan Manuel Santos said Sunday at Casa de Nariño that these resources be used for humanitarian aid and all kinds of needs of those affected by this second rainy season. The Government intends that the money be transferred to the […]
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SOURCE: Instituto Geofísico Magnitud 4.4 MLv (IG-EPN) Fecha – Hora 07/12/2011 00:29:25 TL 07/12/2011 05:29:25 UTC Localización 0.67°S; 80.58°W Profundidad 12.00 Km Zona O. PACIFICO Distancia epicentral e (hipocentral) a ciudades referenciales 18.7 ( 22.2) km al S 66° O de la ciudad de BAHIA DE CARAQUEZ 21.1 ( 24.2) km al S 66° O […]
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Researchers in Chile released a series of time-lapse photos Wednesday showing the dramatic retreat of a glacier in Patagonia. The Jorge Montt Glacier is shrinking faster than any other in Chile, with its snout retreating 1 kilometer (more than a half mile) between February 2010 and January 2011, glaciologist Andres Rivera said. Read Article – […]
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Peruvian police arrested on Tuesday for more than ten hours to six people who are leading protests against a huge mining project from U.S. company Newmont Mining in the department of Cajamarca, in the north. The president of Environmental Defense Front Cajamarca, Wilfredo Saavedra, one of the people who were trapped in a building of […]
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The Head of Hidrometerologia of the Central University of Venezuela, Adrán Salcedo, called on the authorities to be alert to situations that may arise in the valley that generate rainfall for at least 48 hours. Read Article
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An innovative Ecuadorean plan to leave more than 900 million barrels of crude oil untapped and beneath a pristine nature reserve, in exchange for international donations, has survived its first deadline, Ivonne Baki, the project coordinator told The Miami Herald. The Yasuní-ITT initiative has met the initial goal of raising $100 million before year’s end, […]
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The daily Argentines, Chileans and Spanish, who are obedient to corporations, celebrate the approval by the Chilean Government HidroAysen project, a new disaster led by Endesa Spain, a company controlled by ENEL Italy and its Chilean branch, and the corporation trasandina Colbún. The initial investment, not counting bribes to public officials and the press is […]
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Vistazo.com reported – Banos, Ecuador – Tungurahua volcano continues to be active and abundant today reported ashfall in nearby towns, said the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic University. “Since this morning there has been a pillar of emission with moderate to heavy load of ash that reached 1 km above the volcano’s summit and […]
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Brazil last a rule that regulates the deforested until 2008 – Environmentalists see it as an unprecedented attack, farmers are celebrating – Is it just realism or suicide?Brazil was until recently no example in the fight against illegal logging. The area deforested in the Brazilian Amazon fell from 29,059 square kilometers per year in 1995 […]
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The northern states of Mexico are suffering its worst drought since the government began keeping records of rainfall for 70 years. Crops have withered and some 1.7 million farm animals have died. The five states most affected are the north, a region that is burned under the same drought that severely affects Texas north of […]
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A heavy downpour on Friday night caused flooding in Usme south of Bogota, which affected a large number of vehicles and service Transmilenio.ccording to relief agencies overflow of the stream selfless Trumpet whole area near the portal road Transmilenio Usme.Rainfall throughout the area dedicated to Doña Juana landfill in which several houses were affected. Read […]
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Thousands of people participated in the seventh day of unemployment in Cajamarca continued despite Yanacocha announced the suspension of Minas Conga project . The regional president, Gregorio Santos, and Wilfredo Saavedra, head of Environmental Defense Coalition, reiterated its hope that the work is declared unfeasible, as they had reported a day earlier. Read Article – […]
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Update the activity of the volcano Tungurahua – November 29, 2011 10:00 (tl) In the morning, at around 06h11 (local time), there was an explosive event that produced a small pyroclastic flow that developed north western flank of the volcano and covered a distance of approximately 500 m. Associated with this event, and from that […]
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The Tungurahua volcano in new orange alert At 13:15, amid the roars, falling ash, debris and explosions of the volcano Tungurahua, members of the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) of Chimborazo inform residents of the parish Puel Penipe Canton, on the validity of a new orange alert reactivation of the colossus, from 17:00 on Sunday. Read […]
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A coordination meeting between national, departmental and municipal allowed to anticipate the actions of prevention and immediate response to any emergency or potential disaster caused by the phenomenon of La Niña in the department of Cochabamba in the remainder of this year and 2012. The most vulnerable areas are located on the Tropic of Cochabamba […]
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The rain threw the fruit before the time, said Gerardo de Leon, Marketing Manager of the Federation of Coffee Cooperatives of Guatemala (Fedecocagua).In some areas, losses are up 50%, and affected especially organic coffee, he said. San Marcos producer groups, Retalhuleu, Quetzaltenango and Huehuetenango were planning to produce 30 million pounds, but only get about […]
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Mapuche Indians of Argentina invaded a portion of the gas processing plant of the company Apache Corporation, as a protest against the company, because this contaminates the water in the area where they live, local press reported. According to Reuters, the U.S. company Apache Corporation, had to discontinue work on the plant in the province […]
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It paralyzed the trade and transport, also canceled classes in the school. The refusal of the people of the mining region of Cajamarca to the operation of a millionaire gold mine for its environmental implications is causing serious problems for the government of Peruvian President, Ollanta Humala. Read Article
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The worst drought in 70 years to hit most of the country, and in Queretaro has caused the loss of more than 36 000 hectares of temporary and 60 000 tonnes of maize, will cause an increase in grain prices up to 30 percent, said the secretary of Agricultural Development of the entity, Manuel Valdés […]
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The severe drought this year in Mexico has affected 989.000 hectares of agricultural land 750.000 and 1 million head of cattle, said the undersecretary of Agriculture, SAGARPA, Mariano Ruiz-Funes Macedo. He said that “the November 18 nationwide, are total losses in terms of agricultural area.” The official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, […]
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Several citizens of Lima reported this afternoon with amazement and fear a series of thunder , unusual atmospheric phenomenon in the capital. The thunder came with a brief but intense rain, also rare, occurred more strongly in the district of San Martin de Porres. Other districts where the phenomenon was felt San Isidro, Jesus Maria, […]
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A group of Monarch butterflies was exterminated in Guanajuato, when the Health Department sprayed the pantheon of Salamanca, whose Lepidoptera trees made a stop in his trip to the forests of Michoacan. According to the report of the authorities in Guanajuato, Sanitary District staff conducted activities spray in the pantheon La Cruz, of Salamanca, as […]
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There are high concentrations of uranium in Chihuahua A study by the Center for Advanced Materials Research (CIMAV) over a decade revealed that in the Chihuahua-Sacramento valley formed areas of high concentration of uranium contaminated the local water because in this territory have been reported numerous deposits of uranium ores, such as the Sierra de […]
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The Superintendent of Notaries and Registries, Jorge Enrique Velez said on National Radio that at this moment working on the recovery of 1,500 hectares of land that had been stolen from the Tayrona Natural Park for about 20 years. Read Article
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The Secretary of Tourism of the city confirmed that the Loi Suites hotel, only five stars in the region and located in the Chapelco Golf, will not work in the summer season due to uncertainty over the lack of Chapelco airport operations, maintained since last June 4 when the volcano erupted in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle. […]
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The heavy rains this year have left Central America for a loss $ 172 million and more than 1.6 million people affected, putting in “grave risk” food security, said today the humanitarian organization Oxfam. The international NGO said in a statement that Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua and Honduras are the countries most affected. The […]
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It is estimated that each year are killed between 54 million and 113 million 600 thousand snakes. The main threats to the snakes are killing, habitat destruction, road accidents and illegal trafficking. Read Article
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The affected regions are Antioquia and Choco in the north, Caldas, Tolima and Quindio located in the central west of Valle and Nariño, Southwest, whose municipalities are facing serious risks of landslides and floods in the rivers flows The intense winter living in Colombia has forced authorities to declare a red alert in seven of […]
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Oil Injustice – Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador – Recorded interview with author Dr. Patricia Widener (Recording Time- 01:44:05) Recorded November 08, 2011. Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. PURCHASE BOOK: Oil Injustice: Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador ——————————————————————————————– Oil Injustice examines the mobilization efforts of four communities with different oil […]
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Recovery Project Blackbird of Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) announced it has successfully increased the population of this endemic bird. The agency said the Blackbird(Agelaius xanthomus) is in danger of extinction, but have managed to increase the population of an estimated 300 birds in 1982 to 850 individuals in southwestern Puerto […]
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The Human Development Index 2011 (HDI), the United Nations Program for Development, was published last Wednesday. This is a report involving 187 countries worldwide.The study places Ecuador in the high category, occupying the place 83. Research is conducted for 21 years and combines economic prosperity with education levels and life expectancy of the population. Read […]
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Seven suspected of having contracted the deadly disease have been recorded in Usulutan Jiquilisco Area specifically, one of the areas flooded after Tropical Depression 12E. The pollution of the waters collapsed latrines and bacteria generated by dead animals, among them the leptospira and killed a person. Enhances health alert to potential new cases. Read Article
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A 1539 totals the number of dengue cases reported in El Oro since the beginning of this year until 42 weeks, of which eight are classified as severe (hemorrhagic). Según se puede constatar en el cuadro adjunto, Machala es la más golpeada por la enfermedad. As can be seen in the table below, Machala is […]
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It was the serotype 4 and the institution urged governments to step up efforts to reduce the risk of infection and disease-related death.”This year outbreaks of dengue with a total number of cases and deaths that exceed recorded historical data on Paraguay, Panama and the Caribbean countries and territories, English and French. There was also […]
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The government of the state and federal security agencies, continue with the relocation of traders work irregular kept sales of contraband into the country on rafts down the river Suchiate. In an operation took peaceful possession of federal lands bordering the river Suchiate, to prevent the transit of goods to evade taxes when entering and […]
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The authorities estimate that between 25 and 30 thousand people would be affected in the event of a natural disaster in the capital of the Republic, since that is the number of people who have their homes in vulnerable areas. The figures are of the forum on Quito’s vulnerability to disasters, made in 2010, but […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture reports that as a result of the floods, more than 240 000 cattle have been mobilized to safe areas and more than 344 000 hectares have been damaged. The deputy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Hector Palacios Limonchi reported that 344 000 626.5 hectares are […]
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The National Emergency Commission (CNE) decided today to keep the green alert (ask all institutions to be on the lookout for any need) to all the cantons of the Pacific coast and Central Valley, for the remainder the rainy season. The decision was taken because the activity will continue with heavy rain showers in the […]
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No news has ended this morning flyover made the regional governor of the Aysen region, Pilar Cuevas, with ONEMI representntes of Hudson volcano, so it was determined to continue the state of red alert in the areas closest to the mountain.On a flight that began at 11.00 hours in two of the FACH helicóteros monitoring […]
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The strong earthquake of 6.7 magnitude on the Richter scale that rocked the central coast of Peru left 83 people injured, two of them seriously, and caused serious damage to 35 homes of adobe in the Ica region, according the latest official data. Initial reports of the Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) was raised to 17 […]
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The Secretary of Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries, Rafael Elvira Quesada, warned that the problem of drought and affect 55% of the country, where thousands of Mexicans have no jobs, food and water. Asked why the Chamber of Deputies from 500 to allocate 700 million pesos to double the amount of the Temporary Employment Program […]
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The Chilean government declared a red alert yesterday by the eruption of water vapor in the Hudson volcano in the south of the country, a phenomenon that experts take as a sign of a major eruption. Volcanic activity, accompanied by about 100 earthquakes of low intensity, and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents of […]
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Colimes Canton Farmers are concerned that the drought begins to dry riverbeds Reed, Sequel and Paján, used to stock up for their farming and ranching. But they complain, especially because they have not met the government offers that were made in the dry season last year. The vice president of the Farmers Association The Cabins, […]
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On Monday afternoon, by the overflow of the creek Sotah, the houses of the town of Nemocón (Cundinamarca) and stopped for water, covering chairs, tables and beds to more than 20 homes in the municipality. Cundinamarca experiencing a situation of maximum rainfall alert . The overflow, which has been presented since Sunday afternoon, kept in […]
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The Chilean airline Lan resuspended several flights today in southern Chile due to volcanic ash Caulle Puyehue-Cordon, which erupted in June and had not caused changes in traffic home for two weeks. According to the company on its website, the affected operations are those that connect Santiago to Puerto Montt, and in some cases continue […]
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Tarija .- The underground brick factories that exist in the neighborhood of this city Germain Busch throw the worthless products in the ravines of Gallinazo and Sagredo, causing pollution in the waters of two tributaries that flow into the river Guadalquivir.The two streams have a foul smell because they also receive household sewage waste, which […]
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At least five centimeters has grown uncontrollably Lake Valencia in the last 10 days, which in the opinion of the legislator Germain Benedetti, a member of Proyecto Venezuela fraction to the CLEC, implies that “increases the threat over 8 thousand people south of Maracay who are at imminent risk of losing their lives “, since […]
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From this Friday until October 31 rains revive in the department, according to the CVC. The most affected municipalities are Palmira, Tuluá, Prairie, Ontario, Carthage, and Florida. The winter season is just beginning and left in the Cauca Valley 530 people homeless in the last two weeks. This was announced by the Regional Committee for […]
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The president of US-based alternative energy specialist Onyx Service & Solutions, Malcolm Burleson, left for Peru today to further the company’s strategic business plan of developing solar power projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. ONYX is currently in the hunt to develop a municipal solar power project for the city of Lima, the country’s […]
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The road to the sea that was serving as alternates for the communication road between Cartagena and Barranquilla was blocked by residents of the township of Lomita Arena, Bolivar. Victims complain about the lack of attention from local authorities, following the floods suffered by rain in the boundaries between the departments of Bolívar and Atlántico. […]
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Heavy rains have destroyed homes leaving families without shelter as well as destroyed roads, El Espectador reports. Given the seriousness of the situation, the mayor, Judith Pinedo Florez flew on a helicopter to have a complete picture of the critical areas affected by the severe rains. Read Article
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According to the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development the company interested in building the luxury hotel is interested in investing in ecotourism in the Tayrona National Parl, El Espectador reports. According to their declarations, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development values and respects the ancestors and the culture of our indigenous peoples […]
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Commenting on the announcement by President Juan Manuel Santos to build a 7-star “environmentally friendly” hotel in Tayrona National Park, RCN Radio was able to establish that there are no studies for this project and that the project will have an impact on the environment. The studies to obtain the licenses to build the project […]
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Amazon Indians who walked 600 km over 65 days, to protest the construction of a road through a nature reserve on Wednesday triumphantly entered La Paz to demand the government of President Evo Morales to cancel the project. The column, consisting of nearly two thousand Indians came out in August from the Amazon and in […]
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