WILDFIRES

Wildfires destroy Viña del Mar’s Botanical Garden

Published on: February 4, 2024
09:14

Santiago de Chile, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) The forest fires that hit today the Chilean region of Valparaiso destroyed the Botanical Garden of Viña del Mar, where a worker and three family members who lived in that facility died.

World specialists praise Costa Rican firefighters work in Canada

Published on: July 6, 2023
17:15

San Jose, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) International specialists in disaster response have praised the 41 Costa Rican firefighters for contributing to dowse wildfires in Canada, according to official sources.

Costa Rican minister priases firefighters’ aid to Canada

Published on: June 29, 2023
18:09

San José, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican Environment and Energy Minister Franz Tattenbach praised Thursday the aid provided by his country´s firefighters to Canada in order to dpuse wildfires affecting the North American nation, especially in Alberta province.

Toxic haze keeps over 120M Americans under air quality alert

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:07

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Over 120 million people were under air quality alerts in over a dozen states spanning from the Midwest to the East Coast as a result of an immense smoke plume from hundreds of wildfires raging across Canada.

Over 90M Americans under air quality alert

Published on: June 28, 2023
16:35

Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) About 92 million people in the United States are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts to USA.

Wildfire smoke blankets upper Midwest, forecast to head east

Published on: June 15, 2023
15:54

Washington, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) The smoke from Canadian wildfires is currently covering the upper Midwest of the United States, while authorized entities on Thursday reported such conditions could also be impacting the east in the next few days.

Wildfires smoke-laden haze could hang around Northeast, experts warn

Published on: June 8, 2023
16:37

Washington, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The thick, hazardous haze that is disrupting daily life for millions of people across the United States and Canada, blotting out skylines and turning skies orange, should persist well into Thursday and possibly the weekend, experts warn.

Wildfires in Jamaica surged 224 percent in February

Published on: March 9, 2023
17:01

Kingston, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) Forest fires in Jamaica rose to 224% in past February compared to the same period of 2022, the Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Stewart Beckford warned Thursday.

Chile: Wildfires kill over 17,000 animals

Published on: February 22, 2023
18:01

Santiago de Chile, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Over 17,000 farm animals died as consequence of wildfires ravaging center-south Chile, as reported by the National Institute of Agricultural Development (INDAP).

Chile: Wildfires ravage over 20 schools (+Photo)

Published on: February 13, 2023
17:02

Santiago de Chile, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) Recent wildfires in the center-south of Chile have ravaged more than twenty schools, leaving about 920 students with no education access, according to Education Ministry.

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