The Chilean authorities announced the closure of schools on Monday, October 19, as heavy rains threaten to cause landslides.
Thousands of kilometers away, Indonesia has accepted help from neighboring countries to fight the fires which have been ravaging the country for many weeks and projecting their toxic fumes elsewhere in Asia.
If the impact is traditionally lower in Europe, the overseas departments located in tropical and subtropical zones are particularly exposed to these hazards, likely to amplify the effects of human-caused climate change and cause serial disasters.
Started in June, this natural meteorological phenomenon continues to produce devastating effects and is expected to peak in December.
This natural phenomenon causes temperatures to rise on the surface of the Pacific Ocean and amplifies the effects of climate change.
Fires favored by an intense drought, also caused by the phenomenon, known to lead to an increase in temperatures on the surface of the Pacific Ocean.