More Than 70% OF Colombian Land in Forest Fire Alert To the El Niño
More Than 70% OF Colombian Land in Forest Fire Alert To the El Niño
Bogota (Coffee Network)- El Niño weather phenomenon is already taking a toll on Colombian land as several forest fires have been present since last week due to extreme heat and lack of rainfall .
Colombia is going through a high alert season with more than 70% of the country is under some type of forest fire alert.
The city of Bucaramanga and the municipalities of Piedecuesta and Floridablanca registered a daring forest fire that ended with 30 hectares of land. Bogota has registered three forest fires and fireman have not been able to control it.
In Bogota firefighters have spent more than 24 hours trying to control the flames in the Eastern Hills of the Colombian capital, specifically in the town of Chapinero, which have not been able to calm down.
Between November 3, 2023 and January 20, 2024, 237 forest fires have been reported affecting 131 municipalities, according to the risk and disaster government entity
Out of the 1,100 municipalites that the country has, a total of 495 are on red alert, 179 on orange alert and another 73 on yellow alert. There are three phenomena that are contributing to the emergency. In addition, 47 municipalities are threatened by landslides, 13 are on red alert, and there are low levels in the Magdalena and Cauca basins.
Although fires have not been reported yet in coffee-towns, the weather institute said the El Niño weather phenomenon will last until April.
Coffee-producing provinces are registering a uptick increase in broca, a worm that eats the kennels affecting coffee quality. The spread of broca, also known as the coffee berry borer, is affecting the quality of beans in key departments of Colombia, according to coffee growers and coffee cooperatives.
High temperatures across Colombia, associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon, have prompted the spread of broca, which is affecting the quality of beans, resulting in higher-yielding factors.
Pedro Echavarria, a large coffee grower in Antioquia, the second-largest coffee producing province, said the main harvest in Antioquia finished in December with scant labour force, prompting the drop of beans to the floor. According to Echavarria, broca hits 10% to 15% of plantations, resulting in an increase in the yield factor from 103 to 108 points, “impacting hard prices.”
By Diana Delgado
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