Environment

Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 08:41 UTC
Seven-day state of emergency in Australia's New South Wales state ravaged by bushfires

Australian authorities declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales state on Thursday as a record heatwave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Brazilian government dismisses as a “commercial game” results of COP25 climate talks in Madrid

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a climate change skeptic, dismissed as a “commercial game” the result of the COP25 climate talks in Madrid. He particularly singled out rich European nations as the players.
Monday, December 16th 2019 - 13:59 UTC
Brazilian president under fire due to the Amazon situation

Brazil’s Amazonian reserve has always been a cause for contention between indigenous activists and the Brazillian government. Covering the majority of northwestern Brazil and extending into Columbia, Peru and a whole host of South American nations, the Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest famed for its biodiversity and natural beauty.
Monday, December 16th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Minute of silence in New Zealand for volcano victims; Royal Caribbean potential criminal liability

New Zealanders across the country observed a minute of silence on Monday to honour the victims of last week's fatal volcanic eruption. The official death toll from the surprise eruption on White Island, also known by its Maori name of Whakaari, stands at 16. Two people whose bodies are believed to be in the waters around the island are still officially listed as missing.
Monday, December 16th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Smoke choked Sydney facing a “public health emergency”

Australia's biggest city is facing a “public health emergency” over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for weeks, leading doctors warned on Monday after hospitals reported a dramatic spike in casualty department visits.
Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 03:35 UTC
Greta youngest ever winner of Time Magazine's POY Award

Swedish climate change teenage activist Greta Thunberg was chosen Wednesday as Time magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year (POY) award, the New York-based publication announced, thus becoming the youngest person ever to receive the accolade.
Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 03:24 UTC
Bolsonaro calls climate activist Greta Thunberg “a brat” over Tweeter posting

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday dubbed activist Greta Thunberg “a brat” after the 16-year-old Swede denounced the murder of two indigenous people in the Amazon region and pointed fingers at illegal deforestation.
Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Two adventurers cross the Arctic Ocean despite the thinning ice

Two adventurers have successfully crossed the Arctic Ocean on skis after persevering through brutal conditions, briefly running out of food, and struggling to traverse thin ice caused by global warming, their team said on Sunday.
Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Wild storms and 400 mm of rain in 24 hours strand 1.000 tourists in NZ South island

Almost 1,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand's South Island on Monday after wild storms cut highways, washed away bridges and flooded the rugged landscape. Meteorologists said up to 400mm of rain was dumped on the South Island over 24 hours by a severe weather system that unleashed gale-force winds and 230,000 lightning strikes.
Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
New Zealand volcano eruption surprises visitors from cruise ship Ovation of the Seas

Several people were injured at White Island in New Zealand when a volcano began erupting there on Monday, the region's mayor said. The eruption began about 2.30 pm local time on the island, about 50km from the east coast of North Island, authorities said, throwing smoke and debris into the air.