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Bogotá’s Weather Turns Electric With Hailstorms

By The City Paper Staff - October 6, 2026

Bogotá’s skies have turned violently electric this week, delivering a dramatic reversal to weeks of dry weather, high temperatures and growing concern over forest fires in the capital’s eastern hills and across the Andean lowlands. On Monday afternoon, October 5, a powerful electrical storm swept across the city after temperatures climbed to 24.6°C during the […]

Wildfire reaches Iguaque sanctuary as more than 700 hectares of protected land burn

By The City Paper Staff - September 22, 2026

A wildfire that began on the hills above Colombia’s historic town of Villa de Leyva has spread into the Santuario de Fauna y Flora Iguaque, with more than 700 hectares of the protected area now affected and two fire fronts still active. The emergency, which began on September 19 in the La Castellana area and […]

Colombia on Guard as ‘Super’ El Niño Threatens Record Heat, Drought and Food Security

By The City Paper Staff - May 21, 2026

A potentially historic El Niño climate event is emerging as one of the defining stories for Colombia through the remainder of 2026, with authorities warning that extreme heat, drought, water shortages and energy pressures could push vulnerable regions toward crisis conditions. Climate agencies, environmental authorities and agricultural groups are increasingly sounding alarms over what some […]