Droughts, fires show LatAm climate change impact

As Earth's climate temperature is getting hotter, prompted United Nations to call situation a "code red for humanity," environmentalists in Latin America describe associated extreme climate events in region.

authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which calls climate change clearly human-caused and "unequivocal," makes more precise and warmer forecasts for 21st century than it did last time it was issued in 2013.

consense about future scenarios is that world will cross 1.5 degrees Celsius warming mark in 2030's earlier than some past predictions.

3,000-plus-page report from 234 scientists said warming is alrey accelerating sea-level rise, shrinking ice and worsening extremes such as heatwaves, droughts, floods, and storms.

In Brazil, whas seen Pantanal, one of largest wetlands in world ravaged by fire.

By Monday, a wildfire in Pantanal Region in Sourn Brazil, has consumed almost a thousand hectares in two days, worsened by a drought and wind stimulating fire to spre quickly.

This active fire started Saturday and is still not under control after two days of firefighting actions. According to Environmental Emergencies Battalion, this is largest occurrence recorded this season.

"Today, with climate change, its even more difficult to control this fire," said Ane Alencar, Science Director for Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM).

At site of fire, Alencar said fire puts biome at risk.

environmental expedition from IPAM and U.S. based Woodwell Climate Research Institute aims to create solutions for more efficient control of fires, closely watching fires in Mato Grosso province, Pantanal and Amazon.

In Chile, Claudio Huepe, Director of Sustainable Energy and Develop Center at Diego Portales University, said fires will be harder to control as y will spre relatively quickly.

Scientists from Wetlands Center at Austral University in Chile said expected reduction of water supplies will "redraw" map of country.

Parana River, crossing through Argentina and Brazil, has seen it's lowest level in over 77 years due to a prolonged drought.

Some of its tributary branches, have dried up to basin.

Environventamists Jose A. Marengo, Research and Development Director, Brazil's National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, agree drought reflects problems generated by climate change.

waterway and its underground aquifers supply fresh water to some 40 million people in different South American countries, including Brazil and Argentina.

In turn, it receives water from Paraguay River, which has among its main sources Pantanal area.