Forest Fires Surge Across Mexico
Wednesday’s figures mark the largest single-day forest fires seen in Mexico in 2024
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Migratory Monarchs Threatened by Deforestation
The reduction in number of colonies for this hibernation season can be attributed to migration instability
Read moreNavy Helicopter Sixth to Crash under AMLO’s Watch
By MARK LORENZANA The Black Hawk helicopter of Mexico’s Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) that left 14 sailors dead after crashing in Los Mochis in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa on Friday, July 15, was the sixth helicopter to have figured in a crash under the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) since 2019. According to
Read moreMichoacán’s Forest Fires: Guacamole’s Sour Aftertaste
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — The natural wealth of Mexico makes it a mega-diverse country, with nearly 200,000 species, equivalent to 10 percent of the total flora and fauna that exists on the planet. Of those species, 7,472 are endemic to Mexico. But despite the foregoing, the sustainable management of Mexico’s biodiversity is currently at risk due to the overexploitation of
Read moreForest Fires Ravage Mexico in First Quarter of 2021
By KELIN DILLON Between Jan. 1 and March 11 of this year, Mexico experienced its worst forest fires on record in the past decade, with 29,559 hectares of land affected by the flames in the two-month period. Mexico’s National Forestry Commission (Conafor) reported the areas of the country most affected were the State of Mexico (Edoméx), with 5,596 hectares, Oaxaca,
Read moreForest Fire Kills Nine in Oaxaca
XINHUA A forest fire has claimed nine lives in an indigenous Mixteca community in Mexico’s southern Oaxaca state, the National Forestry Commission (Conafor) said on Monday, April 13. The fire began on Thursday, April 9, in the rural village of Santiago Juxtlahuaca, but strong winds fanned the flames on Saturday, endangering the lives of residents in the neighboring community of
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Mexico’s Forest Fires
Read moreAll Mexico City Schools Closed Thursday
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Due to the high level of soot and other contaminants in the air around Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico metropolitan area, all schools will be closed on Thursday, May 16, the Health Secretariat (SSP) announced late Wednesday afternoon. The ruling applies to both public and private schools. Children, the elderly and those
Read moreCity in Flames
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Uncontrolled fires in Mexico City and the rest of the Valley of Mexico continued to contaminate the capital’s air quality throughout the weekend and into Monday, May 13, as government officials sought to contain the flames and investigate the source of the blazes. As of Monday morning, there had been at least nine new fires reported in
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