Forest fires in Colombia have torched almost 35,000 acres of land since June, authorities said Sunday. According to the country’s disaster management office UNGRD, a total of 440 fires have…
Gale force winds have affected more than 27,000 families and 180 municipalities across Colombia since June, claimed the director of the Office of Risk Management Monday. Speaking with Caracol Radio,…
“El Niño,” a weather phenomenon that will increase temperatures and decrease rainfall, is extremely likely to hit Colombia, according to meteorologists. The chances of El Niño affecting Colombia have risen…
High temperatures in Colombia’s north have threatened to slow the country’s dairy production, according to the country’s agriculture minister. Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo claimed Sunday Colombia’s agricultural industries will continue…
Colombian farmers announced part of an emergency plan to prepare for El Niño, a weather phenomenon that raises temperatures, increasing the likelihood of droughts and forest fires, threatening the country’s…
Colombia’s national director of risk management announced on Tuesday the country’s plans to combat the adverse effects of El Niño, a weather phenomenon that raises temperatures, increasing the likelihood…
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…
The Colombian meteorology group Ideam announced Monday that the 2012 rainy season had officially begun. The director of Ideam, Ricardo Lozano told local media that rain in southwest and central…