Venezuela's guarimba insurrection might be over, but here's an actual situation that has appeared: A drought. Laredoma has already reported on this.
The Venezuelan Minster of the Environment, Miguel Leonardo Rodriguez, reported on Satuday that the seventh major drought of the past 60 years is currently registered in Venezuela, who noted that this drought is manifested in three ways: Moderate, severe, and extreme , For it's geographical location, Venezuela does not have four seasons but a annual variation of climate characterized by two periods: dry season : which runs from November to April, and a rainy season :from May to October.
The rainy season is well marked by the intertropical convergence line (cloud cover).
However, dry-mentioned period remains in the country, especially in the northwest, where the main reservoirs which are located most of the Venezuelan population is supplied. Some of them have been affected, as Manuelote, Three Rivers, and Tulé in Zulia state.
"In Manuelote, we got historical rains have fallen in December, January, February, March, and practically no rain at all. This has prevented reservoirs from recovering. That makes reservoirs have dropped their level more than 10 meters" he explained, referring to a press release of a regional newspaper.
Given this scenario, this Sunday was made the General Staff Integral in Zulia state, directed to implement plans to tackle drought in the state, said Rodriguez, after a meeting in which the governor of Zulia, Francisco Arias Cárdenas was present.
This Staff shall consist of officials from the Ministry for the Environment, Hidrolago, the National Bolivarian Armed Forces, and mayors.
"This entity daily assess the level of reservoirs, will follow up on the situation, coordinate plans and responses," he said.
The Minister also urged people to join the campaign of rational use of water and meet so full supply plans that will remain until the rain period is established in the country and the reservoirs have levels recover low due to low rainfall. "The water always have to save it."
"We still are not in the presence of El Niño, which may be present in the second half of the year. Represent That drought, but has not yet been ordered but we have to prepare ourselves to this situation," he said.
Translation based from Google Translate
Source: http://www.laredoma.co.ve/2014/06/detalles-ahorremos-agua-venezuela-vive.html
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Also, Venezuela Analysis has reported on the issue, which is more about preparing for a prolonged el nino related drought.
Caracas, 11th June 2014 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – It’s the rainy season in tropical Caracas. The weather service frequently predicts thunderstorms and the air is thick with humidity, yet the menacing clouds rarely produce more than a few drops. Venezuela’s The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources expects half the usual rainfall for the season and is planning accordingly.
In March of this year, at its VI World Forum on Water, the United Nations presented a study of drought in Latin America. The study concluded that excessive urbanization, globalization and climate change are responsible for leaving 800 million people in Latin America without access to safe drinking water and 2.5 million without access to bathroom facilities. In Venezuela, the percentage of people without access to potable water and toilets is comparatively small, in the single digits. Unlike those countries where water service is privatized and a source of profit, in Venezuela, water is provided and subsidized by a state-owned company. For 36% of Venezuela’s population, water is entirely free. For the rest, the cost of all utilities is subsidized and amounts to about 10% of the average worker’s pay.
UN Water Reports and newspaper headlines of raging forest fires and water rationing in California and catastrophic glacier melting in Peru all point to the ongoing ravages of climate change. Yet, corporate press in Venezuela and the U.S still blame the Venezuelan government for water scarcity. They lump water into the list of commodities whose appearance in supermarkets is erratic.
The incremental warming of the Pacific ocean caused by climate change has already caused devastating drought in some parts of the country. In Guárica the state-run electric company has scrambled to repair parched hydroelectrical transformers as soon as they break down. Yet, of the 54 needing repair, 13 remain to be fixed, resulting in frequent power outages.
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It's clear that the Venezuelan Government has already preparing for a major drought. Despite the screaming and howling from the opposition media and it's blogger extension.
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