The Colombian government on Thursday officially declared the wildfires raging across the country a national disaster. The intense sun and current high temperatures, combined with people’s irresponsible actions, have led…
Bogota’s fire department, in a joint operation with the Civil Defense and Aviation authorities, managed to extinguish five of the six fires that threatened the south-eastern outskirts of the Colombian…
Colombia has renewed energy supply agreements with Ecuador, suspended since early December. Ecuador’s Minister for Strategic Sectors, Galo Borja, told Dow Jones Newswires Friday that Colombia is to supply 500…
Authorities predict that Colombia’s current drought will be particularly severe due to the “El Niño” effect, while water rationing has already begun in several regions. According to a report released…
The El Niño phenomenon that extended Colombia’s last dry season is now responsible for an early end of the rainy season. The “summer” that now follows will be hot and…
The drought in Colombia caused by El Niño has meant that water rationing in the Cali region is to be implemented three to four times a week in more than…
The average expected rainfall for October and November in Colombia will have reduced by 30% as El Niño begins to be strongly felt throughout the country, authorities say. Ricardo Lozano,…
The El Niño weather phenomenon has put Colombia on alert for water shortages and the risk of fires, and has already begun to affect agriculture. “El Niño has manifested itself…