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Colombia declares red alert for forest fires

Colombia has already declared red alert for the uptick in forest fires spreading through the South American country that have been stirred up as a consequence of drought brought on by the El Nino phenomenon. The caution is effective for roughly 80 percent of the country. The Colombian Environment Ministry has noted a rise in temperatures of between three and four degrees Celsius (seven and eight degrees Fahrenheit) throughout the country. The country has already […]