Uruguay – Severe Weather Leaves 7 Dead, Over 3,000 Displaced
Severe weather has affected Uruguay since Friday 15 April 2016, with a tornado and several floods causing the deaths of at least 7 people. One person has been reported as…
Author: Alessandro Masoero
Argentina and Uruguay – Floods Displace Thousands After 4 Days of Heavy Rain
Heavy rain has affected Uruguay and northern provinces of Argentina, causing several rivers to overflow and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. Some local media reports claim over half…
Strong El Niño, Increased Preparedness – 2015-2016 El Niño in South America
According to the diagnostic report on the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA) in March, the sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies across…
Argentina – 400 Families Displaced by Floods in Santiago del Estero
As many as 400 families have been forced to leave their homes after flooding in the province of Santiago del Estero in northern Argentina. In the north of the province,…
Brazil – 24 Dead After Floods and Landslides in São Paulo
Torrential rain affected the metropolitan region of São Paulo, in south eastern Brazil, causing floods and landslides in more than 20 municipalities. Local media report as many as 24 casualties,…
Bolivia – Heavy Rain Continues – More Floods and Landslides Hit La Paz and Cochabamba
Heavy rain that began in late February has resulted in several overflowing rivers and landslides in northern and central Bolivia. La Paz Department As a result of the heavy and…
Bolivia – Heavy Rainfall in Beni and Santa Cruz, Landslide in La Paz
Intense rain affected northern areas of Bolivia on Saturday 27 February 2016. A landslide in an area of La Paz has damaged several houses and forced almost 30 people from…
Peru – 2 Dead, 1 Missing After Floods Hit Regions in North and South
Peru continues to struggle with severe weather following the floods and landslides in Puno, Areuipa, Cusco and Junín that left one dead and one missing earlier this month. At least…
Severe Weather Affects Italy From North To South – 5 Deaths Reported
The low pressure Atlantic front “Golia” has affected the whole of Italy since the 27 February 2016, causing intense storms and torrential rainfall, with snow in the north and rain…
Bolivia – Warnings as River Levels Rise in the South, Flash Floods in La Paz
Intense rain and increasing river levels have been reported in Bolivia since 23 February, 2016. So far Bolivia’s rainy season, under the influence of this year’s strong El-Niño, has mostly…
Heavy Rain in Central and Southern Peru – 1 Dead, 1 Missing
Parts of central and southern Peru have seen heavy rainfall since mid February 2016. The regions of Puno, Areuipa, Cusco and Junín have all been affected. The severe weather has caused…
Report – Weather Extremes in Italy Affected Over 100 Municipalities Since 2010
The Italian environmentalist association Legambiente, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Environment and Protection of Natural Resources, recently published a report on climate change impacts and adaptation policies in…
Argentina – 4 Deaths After Intense Storm in Córdoba
The night of 15 February 2016 saw an intense rainstorm over the city of Córdoba, Argentina, causing 4 causalities. At least two of the deaths were a result of flooding.…
Honduras – Heavy Rain and Floods in Islas de la Bahía
Prolonged rainstorms have affected the Caribbean coast of Honduras since 12 February 2016, Flooding was reported in Islas de la Bahía Department on 13 February. Heavy rainfall is forecast until…
Floods Hit Dominican Republic and Haiti After 216mm of Rain in 24 Hours
Heavy rain affected the northern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola between 09 and 11 February 2016, resulting in flooding in parts of both Dominican Republic and Haiti. Dominican…
Bolivia – Floods in Cochabamba, Rain Warnings for Central Areas
The National Hidro-Meteorological Service in Bolivia (SENAMHI) have issued an orange alert for intense rain expected in La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Beni Departments over the next few days.…
