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According to the most recent report from the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEA) Heavy rains are expected to continue for the remainder of the year and last until May 2021, due to the strengthening of the La Niña phenomenon (which was announced since August).
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This implies that in most of the national territory there will be rains with values between 10% and 60% above normal.
This increase in rainfall will occur especially in the Caribbean regions, in the Archipelago departments of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, La Guajira, Magdalena, Bolívar, Cesar and Córdoba, in the north of the Pacific region, north and center of the Andean region and central-west of the Eastern Plains.
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In November, it is estimated that the rains in the rAndean region are between 10% and 40% above normal.
And it is that according to the discussions of international organizations the conditions of The girl are present (with a probability between 90% and 95% in the remainder of 2020 and the first part of 2021), due to the strengthening of cooling in the central and eastern Pacific, and the coupling signals by the atmosphere, with respect to to pressure indicators, wind flow and cloud cover.
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In addition, according to Ideam, the country must take measures, since the great rivers continue to rise significantly and even some sectors of the Magdalena and Cauca rivers with values close to the flood level.
“It is recommended to be very attentive to the daily reports and special announcements on flood alerts, given that these increases will be more significant in the coming days,” the entity said in a statement.
ENVIRONMENTAL DRAFTING
