Society
Quito activates contingency plans for landslides and water deficit
The municipality and prefecture coordinate shelters and preventive cuts in ravines.
Aug 31, 2026 · 4 min
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Guayaquil and the Gulf brace for anomalous swell from October
Harbour masters advise against dropping the watch even if rain is not yet widespread.
Aug 31, 2026 · 4 min
Economy
Oil and the cost of reconstruction strain the fiscal accounts
Analysts warn El Niño may reopen the debate on debt, subsidies and public works.
Aug 31, 2026 · 5 min
Politics
The Assembly rushes a September agenda marked by climate and security
Blocs bargain over priorities while the executive asks for speed on emergency funds.
Aug 31, 2026 · 5 min
Opinion
Manage the alert, not the fear
A declaration does not replace state capacity. The risk is turning the bulletin into spectacle.
Aug 31, 2026 · 4 min
Opinion
The highlands are El Niño too
While the coast waits for water, the inter-Andean corridor dries. A single map is a mistake.
Aug 30, 2026 · 4 min
World
ERFEN details the four criteria that triggered the official declaration
Thermal anomalies in Niño 1+2 and a weakening South Pacific anticyclone.
Aug 30, 2026 · 5 min
Economy
Staple prices rise in wholesale markets on the coast
Traders report a thinner supply of plantain, rice and vegetables from lowland areas.
Aug 30, 2026 · 3 min
Society
The government declares a nationwide red alert as El Niño takes hold
Risk management raises the highest alert across all 24 provinces. The coast braces for rain; the highlands, for drought and fire.
Aug 29, 2026 · 6 min
Culture
The archive the country does not want to open again
A show in Guayaquil gathers images from 1982, 1997 and 2015. The present already has a date.
Aug 28, 2026 · 5 min