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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