16 minutes ago“We beg God for water”: Lake in Chile turns into a wilderness
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The Penuelas Reserve in central Chile until 20 years ago was the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water for 38,000 Olympic pools. Water already remains for only two, Reuters writes, traces Periscope. A large pit of dry land that was once a bed [...]
A large hole in dry land once a lakebed is filled with animal skeletons in search of water.
At the time of the 13-year drought, the rate of rainfall has been reduced in this South American state that lies in the Gulf of the Pacific continent. High temperatures have triggered snowfalls in the Andes, once a key preserver of water created by melting snow for spring and summer.
“We must pray to God to send us water”, said Amanda Carrasco, a 54-year-old who lives near the Penuelas reservoir and reminds us of the fishing line in the water for the local Pejerrey fish. I've never seen anything like it. There was less water before, but not like now”.
“Parely, what we have is just a pond”, he said, adding that the city now relies on rivers. This is significant if you think that a few decades ago, the Penuelas reservoir was the only source for all of Valparaison's great”.
Behind this issue, academic studies have found, that it is a global shift in climate patterns that have affected meteorological cycles. /Periscopi/
