Lago boliviano de importancia mundial es ahora un desértico basurero

Δημοσιεύτηκε από Geo Kok στις Πέμπτη, 1 Απριλίου 2021

Deadly storms hit Bolivia and Argentina

At least six people have died in heavy flooding across the Andean nation of Bolivia, where days of rain have left thousands of people homeless, fields underwater and houses destroyed.

Bolivia says goodbye to part of an 18,000-year-old glacier

Saying goodbye isn't always sad, as is the case with two large pieces of ice taken from a glacier on Illimani, the second tallest mountain in Bolivia, which will be taken to Europe to preserve and decipher the 18,000 years of history frozen inside them.

Bolivia declares national emergency amid drought

Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared a national emergency over a lack of water caused by a severe and prolonged drought.

As Andean glaciers disappear Bolivia's second-largest lake dries up and may be gone forever, lost to climate change

Lake Poopó was officially declared evaporated in December. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and gone.

Zika Virus Reported in Bolivia and Guadeloupe

Authorities reported local transmission of the Zika virus in Bolivia and Guadeloupe. Two weeks ago, there was a report about an imported Zika infection in Bolivia in a traveler to Brazil. The Bolivian health ministry is now reporting that aside from the three imported cases in Santa Cruz, a locally transmitted case was detected in the town of Portachuelo.

UN chief urges action on climate change

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking in Bolivia at the Peoples World Conference on Climate Change and the Defence of Life, said that the subject of the conference was both "important and timely."

Bolivie: inauguration du téléphérique urbain le plus long et le plus haut du monde (Video R)

Le président bolivien Evo Morales a inauguré vendredi la première ligne du réseau de téléphérique urbain le plus long et le plus haut du monde, entre La Paz et El Alto. 

Construit par l'entreprise autrichienne Doppelmayr pour 234 millions de dollars, ce téléphérique relie les villes de La Paz et d'Alto, entre 3.200 et 4.000 mètres d'altitude, en pleine Cordillère des Andes. 

Cette ligne permettra aux passagers de rallier les deux villes en moins de 10 minutes, contre plus d'une demi-heure en voiture ou en transport collectif, avec en toile de fond les cimes enneigés de l'Illimani, qui culmine à 6.462 mètres d'altitude, un des plus hauts sommets de la Bolivie.