Mérida has experienced a deluge of historic proportions. Meteorologist Juan Ernesto Vázquez Montalvo reported that Sunday’s rainfall was the second heaviest recorded in the city, surpassed only by Hurricane Isidoro in 2002. While not as prolonged, the rains were copious and lightning was frequent. According to Vázquez Montalvo, the northeast region of Mérida received 7.1…
The Yucatán Peninsula is experiencing a brutal heat wave that’s drawing attention to the region’s vulnerability to a changing climate.
Mexico’s environmental protection agency, PROFEPA, confirmed serious damage to five cenotes in the path of the Tren Maya.
If you have 68 million dollars burning a hole in your pocket, the Mexican government has a deal for you.
Though Durango is not known as a big tourism destination, the solar eclipse brought folks from all over the world to the capital city of the state of the same name.
The relatively early arrival of extreme heat to Yucatán has brought with it hundreds of fires, big and small.
According to the original plan, over 400 were to be released into the Bay of Campeche, where a federally enforced protection area has existed since 1994.
To speed up construction, engineers in charge of Route 5 of the Tren Maya resorted to pouring cement into several cenotes and caves, according to several reputable news sources, including El Financiero.
Among the municipalities on the peninsula worst affected by deforestation over the past decade are Othon P. Blanco and Bacalar, both in the south of Quintana Roo, according to a recent report by Greenpeace.
It is not exactly clear how the dolphins got sick in the first place, but given the increase in the number of diseased dolphins found on Yucatán’s shore over the past few years, experts are beginning to sound the alarm.
Birdwatching is enjoyed by millions of people across the world, and there are few places better to engage in this relaxing activity than the Yucatán Peninsula.
Federal legislation banning tourist attractions from exhibiting and offering interactions with dolphins was passed in late 2022.
According to a recent NASA report, even conservative estimates project the globe should expect a sea level rise with averages of 25 to 30 centimeters, or nine to 11 inches, by 2050.
The flamboyan is under siege by a plague that weakens its strong trunks.
For the first time in 36 years, the world’s most giant sea turtle has been spotted nesting on the shores of the Yuctán Peninsula.
A contingent of 150 firefighters has been working to temper the blaze and avoid its spread.
What truly makes Sierra Papacal stand out are its gorgeous wetlands which provide water and shelter to hundreds of species of plants and animals.
Environmentalists warn that such a spill is likely to do a great deal of damage to ocean life.
Vegetation and wildlife have made their way back to Xiol after a couple of years
With the help of Huawei Cloud and artificial intelligence, they have identified at least five previously unseen jaguars in a nature reserve in Dzilam, Yucatán. The Tech4Nature Mexico project, launched last year in the Dzilam de Bravo nature reserve, analyzes images and sound data to identify and track jaguars and their prey, a team of nature conservation experts announced. The…
Native to the Yucatán Peninsula and Central America, the tapir is a large and extremely endangered herbivorous mammal easily identifiable by its long snout.
A trilateral commission established by the U.S., Mexico and Canada has recommended opening an investigation into the Maya Train. Environmentalists filed a complaint saying the Maya Train project threatens jungles and cenotes, according to the Associated Press. The cenotes have also yielded some of the oldest human remains found in North America. The train is…
Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila enters an international stage tonight when Washington Post Live broadcasts its “This is Climate” series. It’s major exposure for the former mayor of Mérida, who, as a popular governor, has even higher aspirations. Vila, 43, is No. 6 in this week’s Power Ranking index of presidential contenders. If he runs, he…
Known formally as the Jaguar Flora and Fauna Protection Area, the limits of the reserve are being walled off by a stone perimeter to avoid encroachment by developers and squatters.
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