The National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci) today recommended the use of warm clothing and waterproof thermal (sweaters, gloves, hat) and to protect children and the elderly to the frost from the night will be presented in Puno, forecast weather.
INDECI indicated that, compared to abrupt changes in temperature, cover the head, face and mouth to prevent the entry of cool air to the lungs, and to use several blankets and / or blankets to sleep. Read Article Spanish
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•Rcnradio.com reveals that the avalanche caused by the winter conditions in the ravine Las Cruces causing 8 deaths and affecting 2,000 people. •President Santos announced that 486 housings are to be constructed for 300 families in the San Vicente de Chucurí in Santander. Read Article
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•According to the World Meterological Organization, La Niña does not show any signs of continuing through the second half of 2011 as revealed by caracol.com.co. •La Niña has caused the increased heavy rains in Colombia as well as extreme weather conditions in Australia, South Asia, and other parts of South America. •El Niño also displays […]
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More than 120 minor earthquakes and occasional explosions were reported Thursday in the volcano Tungurahua, in the central Andes of Ecuador, behavior that may persist for days or weeks, the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School. Read Article
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Venezuela’s president decreed a state of emergency for 90 days on the Andean state of Tachira The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez announced Thursday that a state of emergency decreed for ninety days in the Andean state of Tachira, which has been severely affected in recent days because of the torrential rains. Read Article
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The Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Transportes (MOPT) has identified eight national roads that it considers too dangerous to drive at night in the rain. The 11 kilometres section of the San José – Caldera between Atenas and Orotina is one, the Monte de Aguacate (old road to Jacó) and the Vara Blanca route in […]
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Winter Begins to Affect Colombian Coffee Harvests • Caracol.com.co reports that production has decreased 19% from April of last year due to the rainy season and “la roya*”. • Luis Genaro Muños, head of the National Federation of Coffee Growers (Fedcafé), called for better fertilization and protection against the disease. • The production in the […]
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Local authorities declared a yellow alert on Thursday for two departments of western Guatemala, Quetzaltenango and Retalhuleu, as a preventive response to increasingly forceful activity from the Santiaguito volcano. The volcano’s frequent eruptions can now be heard at a distance of 10 kilometers, and avalanches of burning material tumble down the volcano’s slopes in easterly […]
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Some of the heaviest rains in Colombia’s history have killed at least 418 people, damaged or destroyed 140,000 homes and affected three million people over the past several months. Read Article
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The seemingly constantly restless Tungurahua had a significant explosive eruption, prompting evacuations of schools and villages near the volcano. Tungurahua produced a 7 km / ~23,000 foot ash plume, which is a bit surprising considering that last report from Instituto Geofisico in Ecuador from January 2011 reported “activity at Tungurahua continued to decrease and ash […]
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Heavy rains have caused floods, blackouts, landslides and at least one death in Rio de Janeiro.The city’s emergency operations center reports on its website that the storm Monday night flooded several downtown streets and the Maracana stadium, site of the final game of the 2014 World Cup and major ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic games. […]
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Mexico needs to take urgent steps to tighten oversight of the storage, handling and disposal of radioactive materials that can threaten the lives and health of its population, experts warn. Read Article
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The Risk Management Division launched an alert moderate to high in the departments of Antioquia, Nariño, Cauca and Santander for probable landslides. The alert was ordered by the high risks and vulnerability of these regions of landslides as a result of rains in various parts of the departments in the last hours, and have been […]
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Honduran experts warned the population about the damaging effects of the heat wave now underway. Forecasts indicate that the current summer will be the hottest of the past years, and temperatures in the coming days are expected to reach about 40 degrees Celsius. Read Article
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The provinces of Loja, Los Rios, Guayas, Manabi and El Oro, were declared emergency due to lack of rain since February. The Ministry of Agriculture, along with the secretariats of Risk Management and Water within a Contingency Plan, adopted new preventive measures in those provinces. This is because, according to forecasts from the National Institute […]
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The departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija and Chuquisaca increased the level of infestation (invasion of a living organism by agents external or internal parasites) with vinchucas more than one percent between 2009 and 2010, according to the head of the National Chagas Institute. Read Article
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Peru’s government has secretly admitted that 70-90% of its mahogany exports were illegally felled, according to a US embassy cable revealed by Wikileaks. Furthermore, Peru’s government is aware that the illegal timber is being ‘laundered’ using ‘document falsification, timber extraction outside the concession boundaries and links to bribes’. Read Article
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Today, Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter will announce the decision of government to postpone the change into winter time until May 7th. Read Article
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Enel Green Power has begun construction on a new hydroelectric plant in Costa Rica, between the provinces of Alajuela and San Jose. The new plant, named Chucas, will have an installed capacity of 50 MW, and once fully up and running, will generate around 219 million Kwh/year, equal to the annual consumption of over 81.000 […]
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Costa Rica is hotter today than in the past, the average temperature increasing by one degree Celsius during the past half century, according to the results of an investigation by the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN). The investigators made a comparative analysis of the average temperature in the country between the periods 1961-1990 and 1991-2005, in […]
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The Belize Coast Guard, in conjunction with a few other search organizations, is at press time tonight on a massive manhunt for three Cubans who went missing after their vessel, Helga, capsized just two miles east of Caye Caulker around 11:30 Saturday night, March 19. Read Article
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The first tsunami exercise for the Caribbean gets underway Wednesday with the participation of 33 countries, testing the region’s emergency preparedness after Japan’s recent devastation, officials said. Read Article
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Over 120 thousand people have been affected by heavy rains in Mato Grosso do Sul, central eastern Brazil, where millions in losses recorded primarily in the agricultural sector, local authorities said Monday. The last count of Civil Defense indicates that a total of 120 thousand 365 people were affected by the rains of recent weeks […]
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The Naval Oceanographic Institute reports to the Community on 20, 21 and March 22 will present a strong currents and riptides on the mainland coast and islands of the country. This event has the distinction of being a Aguaje Maximus, which occurs when a surge coincides (new moon or full moon) with the Perigee of […]
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Manabi flooded downtown streets for hours Caráquez Bay and San Vicente, but also flooded the road from San Vicente-Canoa, causing setbacks to dozens of drivers and revealed shortcomings in the drainage system. Read Article
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Ecuador’s national emergency department says it shipped the aid Monday to 260 families on Santa Cruz and San Cristobal islands whose fishing boats – and livelihood – were destroyed. Read Article
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New Zealand businessman Gareth Morgan thought he was safe from the Japanese tsunami at a beachside hotel in the Galapagos Islands, but his illusion was smashed by a three-metre wave. Mr Morgan and his wife, Jo, were kicking back at the Finch Bay Hotel on Santa Cruz Island when Friday’s quake struck. Read Article
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Two new species of freshwater stingray have been discovered in the Amazon rain forest. They both look like pancakes with noses, as images of the species show. The two “pancake” species belong to the first new stingray genus found in the Amazon region in more than two decades, according to Nathan Lovejoy, a biologist at […]
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Peru’s ports remained closed Monday morning for the entry and exit of ships, despite the lifting of a tsunami warning issued Friday. Port authority officials said the continued closure is due to abnormal sea and tide conditions, adding that administrative activities are normal. Officials said the port closure would be reassessed in a few hours. […]
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The Galapagos National Park Service has conducted a preliminary analysis of the the impact the tsunami has had on the protected area including tourist sites. The area in Santa Cruz for tortoise breeding has been closed due to damage. Many of the tortoises are being housed in a shelter. Most impacted areas: Southwest side of […]
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Islanders and coastal residents along Latin America’s Pacific seaboard moved to higher ground Friday as a precaution against possible tsunami following the superquake that bashed northeastern Japan with huge waves. Read Article
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Sinaproc Director Arturo Alvarado announced Friday that the country was not in any danger from the waves. The agency had issued numerous warnings throughout the day after the earthquake, which registered 8.9 on the Richter scale. The earthquake and resulting tsunamis caused thousands of deaths in Japan. Read Article
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Ecuador said late Friday it had suspended crude oil exports of 342,000 barrels a day as long as a tsunami threat remains in place following the major 8.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated Japan earlier in the day. Ecuador’s official oil company said it had declared “force majeure” on all crude exports and notified foreign companies that […]
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UPDATE – MARCH 14, 2011 18:20 Ecuador government sends six tons of food and supplies to families who have lost their liveliehood. Also, it is reported that some hotels have received major damage. Read Article UPDATE – MARCH 13, 2011 14:34 GALAPAGOS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT UPDATE – MARCH 12, 2011 12:49 INOCAR – UPDATE The navy […]
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The towns of Quetzaltenango and Retalhuleu reported fine ash fall was reported overnight in those locations, the product of the existence of fly ash in the atmosphere that the volcano has frequently expelled and has prevailed in recent days, the volcanic newsletter Bestgen special-023 National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology-INSIVUMEH. Read Article
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Elcomercial.com.ar reported the Minister of Health for Buenos Aires is urging residents to take measures to reduce the risk of dengue fever. He indicated that March is susceptible to the disease because of the heat, humidity and rain. The minister recommended to empty or cover pools and to eliminate the accumulation of water.
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During the first seven weeks of 2011, Táchira State health authorities have confirmed 136 cases of dengue, 114 classic and 22 hemorrhagic type. Read Article
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Evacuation efforts are underway in Bolivia following destructions caused by recent landslides, as entire neighborhoods have been buried in capital La Paz. Seven neighborhoods in the Bolivian capital have reportedly disappeared entirely under the landslides.Read Article
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The Argentine government has taken the first step toward implementing a glacier protection law, ordering a nationwide inventory of glacial ice that will determine which areas will be put off limits to mining. President Cristina Fernandez issued a decree Tuesday ordering an extensive study of the country’s glaciers, peri-glacial areas and changes to the glaciers […]
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An Argentine rescue patrol found the body of a Polish mountaineer who had gone missing 16 days ago near the peak of Mt. Aconcagua, which this season has taken the lives of six climbers, the Buenos Aires press reported. The remains of Liezec Bomark, 35, were found Monday not far from the summit of the […]
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Venezuelan government on Monday announced a 90-day extension of a state of emergency decreed in late 2010 in parts of the country seriously damaged by torrential rains. According to the Official Gazette, the measure aimed at facilitating recovery efforts continue in the Capital District and in the states of Falcon, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Trujillo, Vargas […]
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Officials in Bolivia say heavy rains in the capital have caused mudslides that have destroyed at least 400 homes. Government officials say the mudslides that began Saturday are the worst La Paz has experienced. Read Article
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The train service to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru’s biggest tourist attraction (southeast), was temporarily suspended on Friday due to damage by heavy railway affecting the Andean region, the company that offers that service. The train service to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru’s biggest tourist attraction (southeast), was temporarily suspended on […]
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“Recent scientific studies indicate that between June 1983 and August 2006, a glacier on Peru’s Huaytapallana Mountain has lost 50 percent of its surface ice,” Erasmo Meza, manager of natural resources and the environment in the central Andean region of Junin, told the official Andina news agency. Read Article
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If you are one of the many who do not love the heat, take note and begin looking for ways to cool off as March and April will be “hot months”, so says the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) – Costa Rica’s national weather service. Read Article
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A total of 50 people were evacuated in the city of Puerto Madryn Chubut, due to heavy rains that occurred today. Police sources estimated the number of assisted and auto amounted to 50, due to the torrential rain that hit the city, located in the northwest of Chubut. Read Article
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The aquarium of Mazatlan has issued a warning to swimmers regarding the toxic sea snake. The aquarium reported to El Sol de Mazatlan that the the snakes are much more prevalent due to constant changes in water temperature in the region. The snakes are not aggressive by nature, however, if touched or harrassed may bite. […]
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Mexico is facing what could be its worst coffee harvest in almost 20 years. Unseasonal rains and cold weather have resulted in a crop that is ripening at an uneven pace. These coffee-harvest anomalies are exacerbated by a shortage of labor at farms where workers, paid by the bucket, haven’t found enough coffee berries to […]
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Emergency declared in Arequipa because of torrential rains. Read Article
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1. Situation Update Heavy rainfall continues to affect vast regions of Bolivia. Seven out of nine Departments have been already affected. The Government of the Department of La Paz declared red alert due to recent river floods. In the municipality of Quime, 50 houses were affected by the overflow of the Quime River. Read Article
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No traces of Polish climber was lost on Saturday afternoon at the Aconcagua and concerned by the persistence of bad weather, in a tragic week in which there were two deaths (a total of five on the season) and a dozen evacuees. Read Article
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Countries in Latin America and Africa including Bolivia and Mozambique are most at risk of food riots as prices advance, said the United Nations. The past month’s protests in North Africa and the Middle East were partly linked to agriculture costs. World food prices climbed to a record in January, the UN said on Feb. […]
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The airport was closed and flights were canceled. Hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists are stranded. Closing Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon Airport and the subsequent cancellation of flights was one of the ultimate consequences of the heavy rainfall that supports the city of Arequipa in recent days, the news program “News America.” Read Article
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At noon of the day, saw the first victim of the phenomenon of the la nina with the effect of climate change. A woman was preparing to set up a tent in the campsite at Laguna Esmeralda when she was struck by lightning that left her with severe burns to his arms. Read Article
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11 municipalities in Sinaloa CULIACÁN._ were considered yesterday “emergency zone” by the federal government, declaring that give them access to extra resources of the National Disaster Fund, known as Fonden. The municipalities affected by severe frosts, as the General Coordination of Civil Protection of the Interior Ministry were Choix, Sinaloa, Mocorito, Angostura, Cosalá, San Ignacio, […]
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An icy cold front that swept through northern Mexico over the weekend left 65 zoo animals dead, the zoo’s owner told CNN on Monday. Read Article
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In the coming weeks will be intensified rainfall, by the beginning of the first rainy season of 2011, as he called Ricardo Lozano, director of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies, Ideam. Read Article
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A team of Spanish researchers studied the impact of invasive species and shrub plants threatened the Galapagos Islands, to assess the loss of biodiversity in the Ecuadorian archipelago, reported the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Spain. Read Article
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Freezing weather and snow have paralysed much of northern Mexico, which is experiencing its lowest temperatures in more than 50 years. Thousands of homes have been left without electricity and water, and schools and factories have been closed. Read Article
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The expected impacts of hydroelectric generating alarm Inambari potential social, environmental and biological diversity, as released this week in various media. The weekly “Hildebrandt to his guns” played in its Friday edition February 4, an article published on February 2 in the daily El Pais, Spain, in which he states that the project’s environmental impact […]
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The Ministry of Health (Sesau) is a new warning to the public about the increasing number of dengue cases reported in Alagoas. In January this year, were reported 369 dengue cases, while in the same period last year, there were 247 notifications. The superintendent of the Health Surveillance Sesau, Sandra Canuto, recalled that the State, […]
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Brazil’s environmental agency, IBAMA, has issued a ‘partial’ installation licence for the Belo Monte dam, to be built on the Xingu River in the Amazon. Read Article
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The disasters caused by torrential rains in South America have set off alarm bells in Central America, whose extreme vulnerability was made all too clear over the last few years when it was slammed by hurricanes Mitch and Stan and tropical storm Agatha. Read Article
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Severe floods triggered by torrential downpours have killed at least six people in southern Brazil and driven thousands from their homes. The Civil Defense department in Santa Catarina state says the floods that began in mid-January have forced nearly 21,000 people to leave their homes and 71 cities to declare a state of emergency. Read […]
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At least 34 people were killed when a river in southeastern Bolivia burst its banks, sweeping away a passenger bus and a truck, authorities said Sunday. Read Article
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According to SEMAHMI, strong rains are to continue in the central and southern regions of Peru until April. The forecast is that rains will be most severe in February. Areas most impacted with be Ayacucho, Puno, Cusco, and Madre de Dios. Ayacucho and Huncavelica have recently had 41 communitites isolated due to landslides on roads.
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The road Vía Cusco-Quillabamba has had restrictions placed regarding travel via transport. At the current time there is no driving allowed at night on the route due to the increased rainfall, rocks, landslides and mud. Source RPP
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A total of 108 incidents across the country have been served by institutions that are part of CONRED system during the first 25 days of this year. Among these include the low temperatures that continue to affect the night and early morning as well as seismic activity, volcanic and forest fire, considered circumstantial at this […]
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Alpacas Fifty babies died in recent days, following the intense cold, rain and thunderstorm in the area of Pucuncho, located at the top of the Salamanca district, province of Condesuyos, Arequipa region. Hipólito Llerena, mayor of Salamanca said of 20 thousand llamas only seven thousand have been assisted with medications, and has asked support from […]
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If all goes according to plan, a collaborative project involving Earth Networks of Germantown and a Brazilian agency could predict severe thunderstorms up to 30 minutes before they hit. Read Article
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1. Eleven regions of Peru have been alerted to continued and heavy rains. 2. On Monday morning there was a landslide on the part of the railway between Cusco and Machu Picchu. It was cleared in the afternoon. 3. RPP.com.pe reported that there were also other landslides on the track reported Monday night which have […]
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Heavy rainfalls in Sao Paulo has flooded highways and disrupted traffic, prompting the mayor’s office to issued a warning to the people of the city, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Brazilian officials said hundreds of others were missing. They also mentioned the number of deaths might surpass 1,000 in the coming days. Read Article
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UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said that the UN is paying close attention to the tragedy in Brazil caused by the rains and is waiting for its government to make a call for humanitarian help to send some aid. Nesirky said that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is aware of the situation and is also extremely […]
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The areas of Saripiqui and Matina in the province of Limón are flooded due to the heavy rains of the last couple of days, causing the Saripiqui and Puerto Viejio rivers to overflow their banks. Read Article
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WEATHER WARNING: This warning applies to the city and several parts of the country are expected heavy rainfall, gusty winds and possible hail the coming hours, city government announced. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued by a thunderstorm warning for the Federal Capital and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Santa Fe and La Pampa. […]
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According to Beni’s provincial health director, Mauricio Rousseau, of the total 1093 dengue fever cases reported in 2010, over 50 percent were discovered during December. He added that in the first half of January 2011, additional cases of dengue fever infections have been reported in the province. Most of the dengue fever cases have occurred […]
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Three Guatemalan departments are under yellow alert, as a preventive measure in the face of the sustained activity of Fuego Volcano. Sacatepequez, Chimaltenango, and Escuintla keep a wary eye on the evolution in coming days of the colossal, volcano, 3,763 meters above sea level. Read Article
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70 cities have enacted emergency situation in Minas Gerais. According to the latest bulletin from the state Civil Defense, released on Thursday, four more cities declared a state of emergency on Wednesday. Guaraciaba, Inhapim, Maria da Fé and Itamonte.
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Rescue crews are working to reach survivors after torrential summer rains devastated the area around Rio de Janeiro. Nearly 14,000 have been left homeless. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff promises aid for the region. Read Article
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More than a million Panamanians are without drinking water for a month, because the December rains affected the water treatment plants that supply the capital city of Panama. According to reports, our neighbors to the south suffered the worst rain in the last 200 years and for the first time in decades, can not drink […]
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Yesterday in Rio state, more than 250 died in the areas worst flood in its history. The victims were in a single day by deluged with unexpected heavy rains that lashed the mountainous area. The phenomenon also affects Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo. Read Article
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The strongest La Niña weather system in 50 years has brought historic flooding to Australia and drought to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, driving up food prices. Scientists now believe climate change is likely enhancing the impacts of the famous El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a cyclical climate phenomenon that affects weather patterns around the world. Read […]
As a result of the heavy rains Santander, 80% of regional and intercity routes are almost destroyed. Much of the destruction has been due to landslides and fault lines. Alejandro Edher, High Commissioner for Reintegration and sponsor Santander to themes of winter, said “about 800 of 1,000 kilometers of regional roads and territory of Santander […]
Manabi is ready for another winter. Both farmers and the authorities know that prevention is the only way to prevent the crops from flooding and lose money. For example, the Provincial Council of Manabi prevention executed 86 works in 22 districts of the province with an investment of USD 9 million dollars. Read Article
Ecuador is currently under the influence of the ‘La Nina’ climate phenomenon. Last Friday there was a climate forum held in Babahoyo, Ecuador. Below are some of the forum’s conclusions and forecasts for the next several weeks throughout Ecuador. The forum believes La Nina pattern in the pacific is weak, which would allow low temperatures, […]
Heavy flooding in Brazil kills 35, leaves thousands homeless, and submerges nearly 60 cities in four states. Brazilian authorities said the number of people left homeless by flooding has risen to about 100,000 in four southeastern states. Reports from regional civil defense authorities showed that Minas Gerais state had been hit the hardest, with 16 […]
The intense rains throughout Panama and other parts of Latin America have resulted in million of Panamanians having their water rationed while at the same time they are unable to drink it due to contamination. The water supply in the country is dependent on local lakes and though at their highest levels in December due […]
The flooding, mudslides and highway blockages due to intense rains spread Sunday to the Peruvian regions of Ancash, Cuzco, Huanuco and Pasco with thousands of people reported to be affected, officials said. Read Article
Tuna fishing, a major resource for the Ecuadorian economy, has been hit by the vagaries of weather in the Pacific waters believed to have been caused by the La Nina phenomenon, officials said. Tuna yields in the first 10 months of 2010 dropped 16 percent because of disruptions to marine life caused by La Nina, […]
At least 16 people died from a cold snap that has been plaguing Mexico since October, the government said on Sunday. Among low temperature-related deaths registered between Oct 21 and Jan 5, 12 took place in the northern state of Chihuahua, and two each occurred in the Coahuila and Puebla states, the health ministry said […]
The blackouts that occurred in Argentina earlier this year are related to the lack of investment by the company Edesur, said the chief of staff, Aníbal Fernández. Since late December, various locations in Buenos Aires suffered blackouts of up to 72 hours, initially attributed to the increase in demand caused by a heat wave with […]
Rains blocked the main road sections near Tingo Maria. Also, the highway yesterday between Huanuco and Tingo Maria were blocked by landslides and flashfloods. Huaycos is the term in Peru is the word for flashfloods.
Four active volcanoes is on yellow alert and type III (changes in the behavior of volcanic activity): Mount Machin, the snowcapped volcano Galeras and Huila and Ruiz. Cerro Machin, in Tolima, is scaring the people closest to the volcano, by the earthquakes that have been presented from the December 31, 2010. According to the latest […]
The clear waters of Lake Nahuel Huapi, in Bariloche, have changed color in the last several hours. Scientists believe the change in color is a result of the recent earthquake in Chile.Read Article
The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology ( Senamhi ) reported that the Loreto region will experience heavy rains and winds of up to 60 km / h, accompanied by thunderstorms, which will cause a slight drop in temperatures. The weather pattern is expected to begin Tuesday from 16:00 am to 16:00 pm on Thursday, […]
Mexico reopened the last of its three main oil ports on the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, the government said. The Dos Bocas port closed Sunday due to bad weather but was reopened on Tuesday, while Mexico’s two biggest export ports closed and reopened on Monday. Read Article
Currently, the poorest households in the country’s highlands suffer moderate food insecurity due to the spread of the annual lean season, as well as the consequences of this year’s heavy rainy season. Poor households in the rest of the country suffer moderate insecurity, as some still depend on external help to fill their food requirements, […]
Two and a half years ago, the Baker River in Chilean Patagonia suddenly tripled in size, causing a virtual river tsunami. In less than 48 hours, roads, bridges, and farms were severely damaged and dozens of livestock drowned. Residents were in disbelief. Read Article
There have been a number of small earthquakes today in Chile as reported by the University of Chile. The USGS has just reported two larger earthquakes in the last hour. Map below refers to 7.1 earthquake. Magnitude 5.0 Date-Time Sunday, January 02, 2011 at 21:10:19 UTC Sunday, January 02, 2011 at 06:10:19 PM at epicenter […]