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Western Cuba under heavy rain

Published on: March 23, 2024
09:36

Havana, Mar 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba’s Forecast Center of the Meteorology Institute (INSMET) reported that since the crack of dawn on Saturday morning there will be showers, rainfalls and thunderstorms, which may become heavy and intense in some western localities.

Storm damages Uruguayan city, bad weather continues

Published on: March 20, 2024
12:24

Montevideo, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) The city of Florida, capital of the department of the same name, in the center south of Uruguay, is assessing the damage caused by a strong storm on early Wednesday.

Heat wave hits El Salvador

Published on: March 18, 2024
13:23

San Salvador, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) A heat wave that extends along a strip of the Pacific Ocean and reaches the Caribbean has hit El Salvador, while the El Niño phenomenon begins to weaken, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) said on Sunday.

Rains move to the north and continue to affect Uruguay

Published on: March 15, 2024
11:39

Montevideo, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The extreme north of Uruguay is expecting heavy rains on Friday, after they caused damage and flooding in several departments of the country.

Chile warns of La Niña weather phenomenon’s aftermaths for Chile

Published on: March 12, 2024
16:43

Santiago de Chile, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The appearance of the climatic phenomenon La Niña after the end of the austral summer in Chile, will bring negative aftermaths to the country, a meteorology expert warned here on Tuesday.

Fires increase in El Salvador in 2024

Published on: March 7, 2024
00:45

San Salvador, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) Fires in El Salvador increased by 25 percent in 2024 with a high incidence in dry undergrowth, firefighters reported.

El Niño is among five strongest events on record in 2023-2024

Published on: March 7, 2024
00:15

Geneva, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The 2023-2024 El Niño weather event is one of the five strongest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Antarctic sea ice reached a worrying minimum for the third year

Published on: March 2, 2024
00:45

Washington, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) The Antarctic Sea's ice reached its minimum extent of 1.99 million square kilometers during the austral summer of 2024, a report from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder (NSIDC) revealed.

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.

Ecuador reports floods after more than 10 hours of rains

Published on: February 9, 2024
12:34

Quito, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Several towns in the coastal region of Ecuador remain flooded on Friday, after more than 10 hours of heavy rains.

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