Americas – Page 100 – Prologue Journal

Canadian Wildfires Twice as Likely Because of Climate Change, Study Finds

New York Times Climate change has made hot, dry and windy conditions like those that fueled this year’s blazes at least twice as common as they would otherwise be. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/climate/canada-wildfires-climate-change.html

Bolsonaro Lost the Election. Now He’s Trying to Avoid Arrest.

New York Times Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is the target of multiple criminal investigations. One includes a Rolex, gifted by the Saudis, sold in a Pennsylvania mall. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-arrest-watches.html

British Columbia Wildfires Leave Dozens of Buildings Burned

New York Times The final tally of the damage will be higher, officials said, although no buildings have been destroyed over the past 24 hours as the fires ease. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/world/canada/british-columbia-wildfires-kelowna.html

Elections in Ecuador and Guatemala: Four Takeaways

New York Times Outsiders overperformed, underscoring the volatility of Latin American politics. Candidates calling to emulate El Salvador’s crackdown on crime did not do well. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/world/americas/ecuador-guatemala-election-takeaways.html

What One Image Shows About the Darién Gap

New York Times A man, his daughter, and the many items left behind. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/world/americas/darien-gap-migrants.html

Ecuador Elections Move to Runoff

New York Times Luisa González and Daniel Noboa were poised to be the top candidates of Sunday’s election in a country where declining security has been the leading issue for most voters. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/world/americas/ecuador-election.html

Arévalo Wins Election in Guatemala

New York Times The likely victory by the candidate of an upstart party signals an uncertain new chapter in Central America’s largest country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/world/americas/arevalo-wins-election-guatemala.html

Guatemala’s Election: What to Know About the Candidates, Issues and Results

New York Times A former first lady and an anticorruption candidate are on the ballot in a runoff contest. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/world/americas/guatemala-presidential-election-explained.html

Ecuador’s Election: What to Know

New York Times With the country’s attention riveted on violence perpetrated by gangs and drug cartels, the security issue is paramount — and may be decisive. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/world/americas/ecuador-election-assassination-explainer.html

Wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia, Expected to Leave Lasting Scar

New York Times Fire is raging in the suburban fringes of the resort town of Kelowna, British Columbia, as a state of emergency across the province continued. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/canada/canada-wildfires-british-columbia-kelowna.html