Colombia is not expected to feel the effects of the weather phenomena known as “El Niño” or “La Niña” this year, according to the Director of the country’s Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology,…
Colombia has invested millions of dollars for recuperating sensitive environmental zones damaged by tropical storm ‘La Niña.’ Roughly $37.4 million has been set aside for recovery of vital natural environmental destruction after…
Some 135 Colombian municipalities have been affected by wildfires caused in part by the “La Niña” phenomena, which has caused a wave of heat and draught in large parts of…
Colombia’s state-run Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) predicted Monday that the current high-temperatures affecting Colombia will continue until September. Julian Corrales, head of IDEAM, said that Colombians…
A driver and two children have died after a school bus lost control following heavy rains in central Colombia. Seven other children were injured when the bus rolled down a large…
Colombia’s weather institute predicted 50% more rain than usual over the coming months. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Ricardo Lozano, director of Colombia’s Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and…
Colombia’s National Disaster Management Agency said 8,200 Colombians have been affected by heavy rains brought on by the weather phenomena know as La Niña, in a report by the agency…
Severe rainfall has broken a 40m levee, displaced 375 people and flooded 500 hectares of crops in western Colombia, reported Colombian daily El Pais Thursday. The incidents occurred in the…
The weather phenomenon La Niña has returned to Colombia, and will bring higher than average rain until March 2012, according to various environmental institutes. The effects will be felt December…