Noticias sobre Venezuela
New evidence of microplastics in South American rivers
It is well known that microplastics are collecting in the world’s oceans at an alarming rate, but research on the cancer-linked pollutant in rivers remains limited.
UN: 75% of Earth’s land permanently drier in past 30 years
Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades, UN scientists warned in a stark new analysis.
Many microplastics in the world’s oceans have likely escaped detection, researchers say
Chemicals within microplastics that are found in our world's oceans and waterways, and in drinking water sources, remain of concern to scientists and public health officials.
Only 36 per cent of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding met in 2023
In advance of World Water Day, Action Against Hunger calls for support to close the water funding gap.
Climate change main driver of exceptional drought in Amazon River
Since mid 2023 the Amazon River Basin (ARB) has been in a state of exceptional drought, driven by low rainfall and consistently high temperatures for the entire year 2023 across the basin.
IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
2022: a year of extreme weather felt through water
Climate change is making itself felt with more frequent an intense droughts, floods and heatwaves across the world.
Fire in the Amazon associated more with agricultural burning and deforestation than with drought
By Luciana Constantino, FAPESP.
Unusual rain patterns lead to flooding in different regions of the world
Heavy rainfall and flooding have affected different parts of the world in 2022, sometimes with catastrophic consequences.
Data scientists use new techniques to identify lakes and reservoirs around the world
First-of-its-kind dataset will provide new insights into land and water use and climate change.
Modeling study projects 21st century droughts will increase human migration
Drought and the potential increase in the number of droughts worldwide due to climate change remains a concern for scientists.
Global river study finds pharmaceutical contamination on every continent
A new study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied.
Sergio Díaz-Granados becomes president of CAF
Transform CAF into a green bank in Latin America with sustainable and resilient infrastructures, support the private sector to boost employment; and promote gender equity, inclusion and diversity policies are some of the messages that the new leader of CAF shared during the act of transmission of command.
Marine sediments explain how part of Brazil’s Northeast region became semi-arid
Rainfall associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the belt of converging trade winds and rising air that encircles the Earth near the Equator, affects the food and water security of approximately 1 billion people worldwide.
Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity
Water scarcity is often understood as a problem for regions experiencing drought, but a new study from Cornell and Tufts universities finds that not only can localized water shortages impact the global economy, but changes in global demand send positive and negative ripple effects to water basins across the globe.
IDB grants $63 million to improve water and sanitation services in La Guajira, Colombia
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved two grants and a loan for the drinking water and sanitation program of the Department of La Guajira, in northern Colombia, for a total of $62.75 million.
Future Brahmaputra River flooding as climate warms may be underestimated
Ancient tree rings open window onto a previously invisible history.
Severe drought in South America
Large parts of South America are in the grip of a serious drought.
UN report highlights increasing signs and impacts of climate change in atmosphere, land and oceans
The tell-tale physical signs of climate change such as increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice are highlighted in a new report compiled by the World Meteorological Organization and an extensive network of partners.
Dry weather increases by two the list of countries in need of external food assistance
FAO report highlights risks posed by locusts in Africa amid stronger output trends in the Near East and Asia.