''On 2nd Sept., a 4 or 5 yrs old juvenile sea lion (Otaria flavescens) w/ nervous symptoms was reported at Cerro Beach in Dept of #Montevideo. DINARA & DGSG technicians attended area. Nasal & anal cavity swabs were taken & sent to official labo. #Surveillance and control of backyard poultry farms and commercial farms will begin in the area. Official laboratory reported today that RTqPCR test resulted positive. Animal died on spot & sanitary burial & disinfection of area was carried out.''

The 1871 cover folded out and the original letter #philatey #ukstamps #gbstamps #timbres #montevideo #manchester

1871 commercial cover from Manchester, U.K. to Montevideo, Uruguay. Addressed to a Edward Cooper, Esq. It still has the original letter enclosed #ukstamps #gbstamps #philatey #timbres #montevideo #manchester

The end of drinking water in Uruguay?

I'm Azul Cardozo, a Latin American lawyer campaigning for a #PlantBasedTreaty. Here in #Uruguay, we are grappling with a severe drought linked to the #ClimateCrisis, and I fear this could be the end of drinking #water.

Even though Uruguay sits on top of one of the largest freshwater reserves in the world, the #GuaraniAquifer, the worst-case scenario happened: we ran out of drinking water where I live in the bustling metropolitan area of #Montevideo.

1/3

@inch Ja, dies passiert ja bereits in #Montevideo, der Hauptstadt von #Uruguay 🇺🇾. Und viele verdrängen die Klima- und #Wasserkrise noch per #Relativismus, verleugnen sie gar per digital befeuertem #Dualismus und üben sog. „Protest“ gegen die unangenehme Wirklichkeit. https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/die-enge-der-zeit-das-wasser-dann-gnade-uns-gott/

Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?

Nun berichtet auch der SPIEGEL über den Zusammenbruch der #Trinkwasser-Versorgung in Montevideo, der Hauptstadt von Uruguay. Sowohl linke wie rechte Regierungen versagten, Industrie & Rinderzucht plünderten die Ströme und Gewinner sind u.a. Konzerne, die #Wasser in Plastikflaschen verkaufen. Ein Wahnsinn mit Ansage. #Montevideo #Uruguay #Wasserkrise https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/wasserknappheit-in-uruguay-wie-der-millionenstadt-montevideo-das-trinkwasser-ausging-a-6f8331d2-6fb9-4f2c-a3bb-d19a637c02b1

#Uruguay is experiencing an unprecedented #watercrisis as #drought threatens supplies of drinking #water for more than half of its 3.5 million people. The country’s #water utility, which is state-run, began mixing brackish #water from the #RiodelaPlata with remaining #freshwater supplies in an effort to avoid service cuts in #Montevideo and other nearby areas. This water has been deemed unfit for high-risk groups, such as pregnant women, to drink. Read more: https://www.isciences.com/blog/2023/07/26/south-america-deficits-continue-near-guianas-southern-cone

Otro viernes que se va.

Dicen que hay que parar para apreciar el paisaje. Pero a veces viene bien un poco más de velocidad para poder ver las cosas que pasan en otra escala temporal, como lo dinámicas que son esas nubes.
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#montevideo #uruguay #sunset #puestadesol #timelapse #photography

#EU #Mercosur #CELAC #libreComercio #Uruguay #Argentina #Brasil #Paraguay

Hoy en el gran noticiero de la noche del primer canal aleman @tagesschau , los #Tagesthemen, mostraron el puerto de #Montevideo hablando del "insoportable" gran monopolio de ..
los barcos pesqueros chinos.

Si, ni media palabra del monopolio de una empresa belga #katoennatie sobre el puerto de contenedores con contrato a 50 años.

.. depende
.. de que depende?
de segun como se mire todo depende ..
https://ard.social/@tagesschau/110730400357447233

Sometimes, oftentimes, we so-called "alarmists" are spot on - "Drought leaves millions in #Uruguay without tap water fit for drinking - After years of underinvestment, reservoir has had to be topped up from estuary, raising health concerns - More than half of Uruguay’s 3.5 million citizens are without access to tap #water fit for drinking, and experts say the situation could continue for months.

Some had predicted the crisis years ago when pointing out the vulnerability of the single reservoir supplying water to the metropolitan area around the capital, #Montevideo.

By Latin American standards, Uruguay is a high-income country and it has historically thought of itself as having abundant water resources. Those who warned of diminishing supplies were considered catastrophists and investment was postponed.

Three consecutive years of #drought have almost emptied the reservoir of fresh water, and to avoid shortages the state-run water supplier, OSE, has since the beginning of the year been gradually adding brackish water from the Rio de la Plata estuary.

By early May the mix had reached the maximum levels of sodium and chlorides recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and now it has double those levels, giving the water a repulsive taste and raising questions about potential effects on health.

Authorities maintain that the chemicals only affect the taste and smell of the water and do not necessarily pose a risk to most people’s health.

Some vulnerable groups such as babies, pregnant women and people with health conditions have been warned against drinking the water but there have been conflicting claims about its safety for the broader population."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/15/drought-leaves-millions-in-uruguay-without-tap-water-fit-for-drinking

#Water #WaterRights #SouthAmerica #LatinAmerica #Colonialism #CleanWater #DrinkingWater #Drought #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Klima #Klimakrise #Capitalism #CapitalismKills #Kapitalismus

Reservoir supplying drinking water to Uruguay almost depleted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgDy18FGZ40&ab_channel=GuardianNews

Three consecutive years of drought have almost emptied Montevideo's only reservoir of fresh water.

#montevideo #uruguay #climate #drought #reservoir #water

#Montevideo, #Uruguay: "After years of underinvestment, reservoir has had to be topped up from estuary, raising health concerns." #Klimakatastrophe

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/15/drought-leaves-millions-in-uruguay-without-tap-water-fit-for-drinking

Eh ma la vernice lavabile no...

"#Montevideo è a pochi giorni dall’esaurimento dell’acqua potabile."

#Uruguay #ClimateCrisis
#acqua #water #SaveThePlanet #HumanRights #15luglio

https://www.pressenza.com/it/2023/07/luruguay-sta-per-esaurire-lacqua-potabile/

Day Zero signifies that #drinkable #water will run out by that day for a #region, if no rain falls or #consumption #change takes place.

By the way, #Montevideo is hitting Day Zero these days. To keep the #system running, the city is adding #saltwater from Rio Plate to the #drinking water #network.

ABEREUS - A Better Resource Use
#FastFactFriday #FastFact #FFF #NoFunFact #notFunny

‘It’s pillage’: thirsty Uruguayans decry Google’s plan to exploit water supply - Country suffering its worst #drought in 74 years, with government even mixing saltwater into drinking supply.

A plan to build a Google data centre that will use millions of litres of water a day has sparked anger in #Uruguay, which is suffering its worst drought in 74 years.

Water shortages are so severe in the country that a state of emergency has been declared in #Montevideo and the authorities have added salty water to the public drinking water supplies, prompting widespread protests.

Critics claim that the government is prioritising water for transnationals and agribusiness at the expense of its own citizens. Daniel Pena, a researcher at the University of the Republic in Montevideo, said: “Only a tiny proportion of water in Uruguay is used for human consumption. The majority is used for big agro industries, such as soya, rice and wood pulping. Now we have #Google planning to use enormous quantities of water.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/11/uruguay-drought-water-google-data-center

#Water #WaterRights #SouthAmerica #LatinAmerica #Capitalism #CapitalismKills

Ateneo Del Cerro has been added to A Radical Guide https://www.radical-guide.com/listing/ateneo-del-cerro #WhereWereYouRadicalized? #montevideo #southamerica #uruguay

#Montevideo se muere de sed: la suerte de reportaje gráfico por los que trabajar en @el_pais es un privilegio

#sequía #cambioclimático #Uruguay #noticias
https://elpais.com/internacional/2023-07-09/montevideo-muere-de-sed.html

#Amerika21
#Wasserkrise in #Uruguay: "Erschreckendes Maß an Improvisation" der
Regierung

#Montevideo. Der #Wassernotstand in Uruguay hält unvermindert an. Die
Reserven gehen zur Neige und die Regierung schätzt, dass es noch sieben bis zehn Tage trinkbares Wasser gibt.

https://amerika21.de/2023/07/264764/wasserkrise-uruguay-improvisation

#Introducción URUGUAYO
Temas de interes.
#Montevideo
#Futbol
#Fotografia
#softwarelibre
#gnulinux
#ciclismo
#Motor (#F1, #Tc, #MotoGP, etc)

@joama @drvahlen #Montevideo está lloviendo lindo ahora, a ver lo que dura