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Climate change causes high temperatures to surge in Latin America

Published on: February 22, 2023
18:34

By: Pavel López Lazo

Geneva, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) A World Meteorological Attribution report on Wednesday said that climate change is presently causing temperatures to rise in Latin America, reducing water availability and worsening drought impacts.

Rains continue in Dominican Republic

Published on: July 4, 2022
11:29

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Santo Domingo, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Rains continue today in the Dominican Republic due to the instability left by the tropical wave and trough that affected the country over the weekend.

Cuba alert to forecasts of active rainy season

Published on: June 6, 2022
09:39

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Havana, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba maintains surveillance of the weather situation while making progress in recovering from the effects caused by intense rains that hit its territory in recent days, causing flooding in large areas.

Heavy rains and thunderstorms hit western Cuba

Published on: June 3, 2022
12:03

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Havana, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Western and central Cuba remain today under the influence of a low pressure area over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the Yucatan Peninsula, with heavy rain and thunderstorm activity.

Hydrological situation improves in Cuba’s largest province

Published on: May 31, 2022
17:38

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Camagüey, Cuba, May 31 (Prensa Latina) The province with the largest hydraulic infrastructure in Cuba is prospering again thanks to 75.5 million cubic meters of water stored in its main dams, according to data from the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH).

Heavy rains persist in Guatemala

Published on: May 27, 2022
14:51

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Guatemala, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Heavy rains persist in Guatemala on Friday and in the coming days, according to a weather bulletin that also warns of a possible tropical depression.

Tragedy of 171 dead due to rains in Brazil equals that of 1988

Published on: February 21, 2022
10:15

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) The number of 171 deaths registered until today in the Brazilian municipality of Petrópolis, state of Rio de Janeiro, equals that of 1988, whose aftermath was described as a catastrophe.

Death toll rises due to landslides and floods in India

Published on: October 20, 2021
10:03

By: Prensa Latina

New Delhi, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The death toll due to rains in the Indian state of Uttarakhand rose today to 47 after several accidents resulting from flash floods and landslides in the last four days.

German Bundestag approves aid for reconstruction

Published on: September 12, 2021
08:00

By: Prensa Latina

Berlin, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The Bundestag (Lower House of the German Parliament) approved an aid estimated at 30 billion euros for reconstruction after the floods that affected the country.

Global warming will cause more rainfall variability

Published on: July 29, 2021
11:18

By: Prensa Latina

London, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Global warming will cause the world's humid regions to receive more rainfall and in such a varied way that it will cause continuous periods of droughts and floods, according to a study published today.

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