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Food and electricity production in crisis due to drought in Zambia

Published on: March 1, 2024
10:46

Lusaka, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Both food production and electricity generation are devastated, admitted the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, when he declared a national emergency due to the brutal drought that is devastating the country.

El Salvador reports 76 percent deficit in rainfalls in January

Published on: February 17, 2024
00:30

San Salvador, Feb 17 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) of El Salvador recorded a 76-percent decrease in rainfalls than the annual average, according to a report.

Afghanistan faces worst drought in 30 years

Published on: February 7, 2024
14:22

Kabul, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Several international non-profit organizations warned in a joint statement about the lack of rainfall and worsening weather conditions in Afghanistan.

Barcelona and surrounding areas in emergency due to drought

Published on: February 1, 2024
10:29

Barcelona, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Government of Catalonia, Pere Aragonés, today declared the emergency phase in Barcelona and its metropolitan area, due to the historic drought it is suffering. A measure that was seen coming owing to the lack of rainfall in a sustained manner, which has left the water reserves at a critical level, in this region of northeastern Spain.

Severe drought affects Europe and Africa

Published on: January 30, 2024
00:45

Brussels, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Territories of Spain, Italy, Greece and North Africa are affected by the drought that has hit southern Europe.

Wildfire consumes ecological reserve in Ecuador

Published on: January 28, 2024
10:27

Quito, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) A wildfire in the northern Ecuadorian province of Carchi is still active on Sunday on the grounds of the ecological reserve El Angel.

Drought causes mass elephant deaths in Zimbabwe

Published on: January 22, 2024
14:08

Harare, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) More than 160 elephants and countless other wildlife species died in Zimbabwe in the last two months of 2023 due to a climate change-induced drought that has hit the southern African region.

Meteorologists say drought is over in Uruguay

Published on: January 18, 2024
14:50

Uruguay, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Meteorological Institute (INUMET) reportedly announced that the drought is over from a climatic viewpoint.

Drought affects cocoa crops in Africa

Published on: October 5, 2023
00:30

Abidjan, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The drought that is drying up crops in several countries is causing a sharp decline in the cocoa production. Originally from the Americas, from where it traveled in the conquerors' ships to Europe, and from there to the overseas possessions, cocoa was so successfully naturalized in Africa that today the world's leading producers are Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon, in that order.

Montevideo’s water reserves grow

Published on: August 20, 2023
12:08

Montevideo, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The reserves of the Paso Severino dam, which supplies water to this capital and the metropolitan area, continue to rise today thanks to the latest rains.

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