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Dec 2023: Peru grapples with floods, landslides, hail, heat waves, rising dengue cases due to El Niño, affecting 20 regions. State of Emergency declared, with 100,551 affected, 32 fatalities, and major damage to 42,000 homes, 68 schools, and 129 health centers as of Mar 1 2024.2024South AmericaPeruInjury and mortality from extreme weather eventsMental and psychosocial healthVector-borne diseasesWater-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes1
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Since the 1980s, the Andes have lost 30-50% of glacier area due to global warming, impacting ecosystems, water resources, and livelihoods with landslides and floods.2022South AmericaBoliviaChileEcuadorPeruInjury and mortality from extreme weather eventsWater-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes
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From 1970-2019, South America faced 875 disasters, losing 57,909 lives—a 5% jump in the last 5 years, with $103B in damages, up 30%. Floods caused 77% of deaths and 58% of losses; floods and landslides made up 73% of disasters, 93% of deaths, and 63% of economic impacts.2020South AmericaArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorGuyanaParaguayPeruSurinameUruguayVenezuelaInjury and mortality from extreme weather eventsWater-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes
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Rising temperatures are accelerating glacier retreat in South America, a crucial water source that nearly 4 million people in rely on2018South AmericaBoliviaEcuadorPeruWater-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes
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In 2017, one of the longest heat waves of the last twenty years was recorded on the Peruvian coast, associated with the El Niño climate pattern. Heatwaves cause dehydration, exhaustion, and heatstroke, and increase thermal loads on buildings and surface waters.
A study estimated that nearly 37,000 deaths occur each year due to heat-related illnesses in Latin America.[1]
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