Worldwide there are more than 10 million ha affected by forest fires in 2019. The Amazon has an area of 4.8 million hectares affected by forest fires between Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. In Siberia, Russia has been razed 3.0 million ha. In India 1.3 million ha caught fire. In addition every year they burn in Africa at the end of the dry season of 300 to 350 million Since they mainly affect pastures and land dedicated to crops
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The Great Green Wall that will cross the African continent.
The Great Green Wall: the ecological project that will cross the African continent. Oriane Fléchaire June 24, 2016. The Great Green Wall was an African political decision of 2005 to build a tree barrier over 7,000 kilometers long and 15 meters wide that crosses the…
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International Mother Earth Day 2016. United Nations Organization, 22 april. Mother Earth Day coincides with the Signing of the Paris Agreement. This year, Earth Day coincides with the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which will take place at UN Headquarters in…
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Juan G. R. Tornadoes, storms, floods and frost in USA in December 2015 Water and Irrigation Vol : 7, No. 1: 1-3, January, 2016, Spain. Climate change in the territory of the United States, as a result of increased pollution emissions of greenhouse gases and…
View More Tornadoes, storms, floods and frost in USA in December 2015Effects of storms and tornadoes in southern E U. and northern Mexico.
Juan G.R. Effects of storms and tornadoes in southern E U. and northern Mexico. Water and Irrigation. Vol .: 6, No. 1: 15-16, June, 2015, Spain. The storms caused major flooding and generated tornadoes that killed 24 people between the states of Texas and Oklahoma,…
View More Effects of storms and tornadoes in southern E U. and northern Mexico.Ready water harvesting projects in southern Honduras
Ready water harvesting projects in southern Honduras Newspaper The Herald, May 1, 2015, Honduras. The problem of summer long in the dry corridor in Honduras is not a new problem and due to the severe drought conditions of life of the inhabitants of the region…
View More Ready water harvesting projects in southern HondurasInternational Mother Earth Day 2015.
International Mother Earth Day 2015 But the big decisions that lie ahead are not just for world leaders and policy-makers. Today, on Mother Earth Day, I ask each one of us to be mindful of the impacts our choices have on this planet, and what…
View More International Mother Earth Day 2015.Drought and climate change in California, its consequences.
Juan G. R. Drought and climate change in California, its consequences. Water and Irrigation. Vol .: 6, No. 1: 11-12, April, 2015, Spain. The extreme and exceptional drought threatens 67% of California. California’s problem is not an isolated case, is part of reality, there are…
View More Drought and climate change in California, its consequences.Large losses of rainwater in Spain.
Juan Garcia R. Large losses of rainwater in Spain. Newspaper Information Page 20, 23/06/2008 , Alicante , Spain . In a country where the regime of rainfall is so variable and the average annual precipitation is considered moderate such as Spain , highlights the importance…
View More Large losses of rainwater in Spain.The fight against water deficit
Juan G. R. The fight against water deficit. Newspaper Information. Alicante . Spain , Pág.26, 19/10/2005 The fight against water shortage must be strengthened .At the end of the hydrological year on 30 September 2005, resulted that the rivers had significantly reduced its flow, transfers…
View More The fight against water deficitLosses huge rainwater
Juan G. R. Losses huge rainwater. Newspaper Information. Alicante , Spain , Pág.18, 25/11/2005 . In a period of 50 days from the start of the new year hydrological, October 1, 2005 until mid-November, we have moved from a stage of prolonged water shortage with…
View More Losses huge rainwaterThe fight against the floods.
Juan G. R. The fight against the floods. Newspaper Information, Alicante ,Spain Pág.16, 24/10/2007 /./ Hispagua. Spanish Information System on Water. Press News Pág.12496. The flood control should be intensified, it is necessary to make decision-making in time to counteract the damage caused by excessive…
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