Most of the fires have been caused by deliberate burning of lands and improper disposal of highly polluting waste. In recent months, South America has been experiencing one of the worst droughts, creating conditions ripe for numerous wildfires across the region, especially in the Amazon, where at least 350,370 forest fires have been recorded. RELATED: […]

According to data provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay account for 89 percent of the people affected by dengue in Latin America. This figure represents a total of 1.7 million infected since the beginning of the year.  RELATED: Uruguay Starts the Week With a Total of 359 Cases of […]