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Latin American countries have experienced the deep effects of climate change in the five months of 2024. Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, specifically, suffered severe droughts, major heat waves and heavy pollution in the last few weeks. teleSUR
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00:00 Several Latin American countries are experiencing the climate crisis with heat waves, forest
00:05 fires and water supply shortages.
00:09 Guatemala is going through a severe water and environmental crisis due to the forest
00:13 fires that destroyed more than 40,000 hectares of forest between December 2023 and May 2024.
00:20 The nation also suffered a drought that wiped out the crops of thousands of families.
00:26 In Honduras, people are going through a severe drought, forest fires and a layer of polluted
00:31 air, which covers most of the country's departments.
00:34 The government has recommended the use of masks due to the high levels of pollution.
00:43 In El Salvador, or Santander, due to the effects of climate change and the current political
00:48 situation have affected the country's youth.
00:51 Salvadorans migrate to flee the drought and persecution brought on by Nayib Bukele's government's
00:57 state of exception.
01:00 During the first five months of 2024, the effects of climate change had a strong impact
01:05 on Latin America, affecting the quality of life of its population.
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