Rivers

Rains bring a respite and reduce the risk of blackouts in Ecuador

Published on: January 13, 2026
06:27

Quito, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Recent rains in southern Ecuador have raised the flow of key rivers for hydroelectric production and, for now, averted the threat of potential blackouts, although a generation deficit persists.

Alaska´s rivers turning orange and toxic

Published on: May 21, 2024
17:42

Washington, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Minerals exposure from thawing permafrost may be the cause of dozens of Alaska´s most remote streams and rivers are presently turning from a crystal-clear blue into a cloudy orange, as published by a specialized magazine.

Floods of Paraguayan rivers due to storms displace 2,000 families

Published on: November 3, 2023
13:22

Asuncion, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) Floods due to heavy rains in Paraguay of rivers such as the mighty Parana displaced from their communities some two thousand families who are now suffering hardship, radio Universo 970 AM reported today.

Rivers are losing oxygen faster than oceans – Study

Published on: September 14, 2023
18:12

Washington, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) Rivers are getting hotter and losing oxygen, with 70% of rivers becoming oxygen-deprived and more getting warmer.

Uruguay Government builds hydraulic works to alleviate water crisis

Published on: August 11, 2023
08:19

Montevideo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) A hydraulic work was commissioned by the Government of Uruguay, which built it in record time to alleviate the water crisis that is affecting the capital and its metropolitan area.

Evacuations and red alert in Chilean communes due to heavy rains

Published on: June 23, 2023
13:24

Santiago, Chile, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Several communes in central Chile have received an evacuation order due to the risk of rivers overflowing and landslides, as a result of the heavy rains that are affecting a large part of the country.

Drug pollution threatens water quality of 43.5% of the world´s rivers

Published on: July 8, 2022
16:48

Washington, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) 43.5% of the world's rivers contains harmful levels of pharmaceutical drugs, according to a study published in the US journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

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