Colombia: Colombia Wildfires Toll in Latin America: "9 Million at Risk of Environmental Displacement"

Jan 31, 2024 | Rocío Magnani, Latin Times
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In the past week, amid what authorities have labeled as the hottest January in thirty years, Colombian firefighters are contending with extinguishing flames in forest fires linked to the 'El Niño' phenomenon, which have consumed at least 17,000 hectares of vegetation since November in the country—equivalent to more than 400,000 basketball courts.