Water levels in Lake Titicaca, in the Puno region, have dropped to levels similar to those recorded in December 1996, warned the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. RT reported this on September 28.
The Piers Enafer hydrological station reported that as of September 26, the water level had dropped 64 cm to 3,808 meters above sea level, a level equal to that reached on December 5, 1996.
The decrease in the level of Lake Titicaca is caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon. “Drought, exacerbated by climate change, has caused alarming declines in Lake Titicaca’s water levels, damaging the ecosystem and the communities that depend on it for their livelihoods.”the experts said.
Peru’s National Meteorological and Hydrological Service expects below-normal rainfall in the southeastern Sierra in the coming weeks.
Furthermore, in the coming months, the seasonal hydrological forecast indicates that the water levels in the flow of the main rivers on the Titicaca slope will also remain well below normal.
Let us remember that on September 27, a strong forest fire consumed the reeds of Lake Titicaca, damaging the floating island of Los Uros.
“The cattails burned all night and since everything was dry there were no canals and the fire spread further. “This caused the poles and ropes to loosen, endangering the integrity of the island.”warned the president of the Los Uros community, Sabino Suagna.
It should be noted that on September 20, the regional head of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Service in Puno, Sixto Flores, said that the water level in Lake Titicaca in the Puno region had dropped 59 centimeters due to high temperatures.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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