Šumski požari u Boliviji na putu da postave rekord svih vremena (VIDEO)
Satelitski podaci brazilske agencije za istraživanje svemira Inpe pokazali su da je Bolivija do 22. septembra imala 70.628 požarnih žarišta.
At least 3.8 million ha burned so far this year in Bolivia, unreal. Lets hope the droughts end soon!pic.twitter.com/os0YpbCMDq
— FireMap.live (@disaster_db) September 23, 2024
U periodu januar-septembar 2010. bilo je rekordnih 83.119 požarnih žarišta.
Tokom vikenda, pomoć Evropske unije, uključujući vodeni bombarder Elektra Tanker 481 i helikopter Erbas BK117 D3, stigla je u centralni region Bolivije Santa Kruz, jedno od oblasti koje su najteže pogođene požarima.
Bolivia is on track for its worst number of active fires on record for September. Satellite images show alarming levels of carbon monoxide in the air. One rancher is documenting his fight to save his land: pic.twitter.com/PwpXsgJx2x
— DW News (@dwnews) September 21, 2024
Naučnici navode da, iako većinu požara podmeću ljudi, nedavni vrući i suvi uslovi izazvani klimatskim promjenama pomažu da se požari brže šire.
A continent ablaze: South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia. South America has been hit by a series of heatwaves since last year. #ClimateActionNow#ClimateWeekNYC#Bolivia #brasil pic.twitter.com/RohUVCXdG1
— netzfrauen (@netzfrauen) September 23, 2024