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By the end of January 2023, before the water crisis in the metropolitan area, the drought had already impacted 75,000 people across five departments in the country's interior. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] To address this crisis, the national government declared a state of agricultural emergency in October 2022, extending until the end of April 2023.
Uruguay consists mostly of prairie, with only 3.6% of it being high forest. [11] Afforestation is when trees are planted to create new forest areas. But the main problem is the introduction of new non-indigenous species in the process, which, in some areas, are in competition with the local species.
However, the Argentine horned frog, Ceratophrys ornata, thrives in the savannas of central and northwestern Uruguay. Other notable amphibian species of Uruguay include Pseudis minuta, Boana pulchella, Rhinella achavali, and Rhinella diptycha. Waterlife is also rich, with species such as the tararira (Hoplias malabaricus) or the white-dotted skate.
The South American country of 3.5 million people is reeling from its worst drought in 74 years, pushing frustrated residents to depend on bottled water. In parched Uruguay, tensions rise as water ...
Uruguay is the only country in Latin America that has achieved quasi-universal coverage of access to safe drinking water supply [1] and adequate sanitation. [2] Water service quality is considered good, with practically all localities in Uruguay receiving disinfected water on a continuous basis. 70% of wastewater collected by the national utility was treated.
Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of salty-tasting tap water that has damaged water heaters, boosted demand for bottled water and reportedly caused ...
The construction of the water system will start on Tuesday and will take 30 days at most, the president said in a press conference late on Monday. Uruguay declares water emergency, sets tax ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Uruguay. This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 ...