Environment

• Saturday, January 16th 2010 - 15:43 UTC

  Haiti: World Food Program estimates it must feed one million survivors

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is appealing to the international community for 550 million US dollar to meet Haitian earthquake victims' most urgent needs. Some three million people have been affected by the quake and Red Cross officials estimate the death toll at 45,000 to 50,000. Right now, the most important priority is to get water, food and tents to the survivors.

• Saturday, January 16th 2010 - 15:38 UTC

  Chilean team rescue 23 survivors from the rubble of Haiti’s main hotel

  

  Rescuers dug out 23 survivors out of the rubble of the biggest hotel in Haiti's capital, which collapsed in this week's quake, the head of a Chilean team at the site said Friday.

• Friday, January 15th 2010 - 09:40 UTC

  Haiti sits on two seismic fault lines and a major disaster was expected

  

  Seismologists have known for years that a devastating earthquake was likely to hit Haiti. They just did not know when. Although Tuesday’s devastation was wreaked by the most severe quake to hit Port-au-Prince since 1751, the island has been the victim of major seismic activity several times since.

• Friday, January 8th 2010 - 12:49 UTC

  Barrick Gold mine project threatens glaciers claims Chilean government

  

  Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold, the owner of what would be Chile’s largest gold mine, Pascua Lama, could face legal sanctions after Chile’s national water commission (DGA) reported that the company is failing to comply with Chile’s environmental laws.

• Thursday, January 7th 2010 - 17:24 UTC

  Beaches in south Chile closed because of swarms of jelly fish

  

  Beaches near the city of Osorno in southern Chile have closed due to swarms of jellyfish populating the shores. At least 40 people have reported being stung by the tiny jellyfish. According to health reports, the stings produce a painful skin inflammation.

• Thursday, January 7th 2010 - 16:56 UTC

  Japanese whalers and environmentalist ram vessels in the high seas

  

  Anti-whaling activists have accused a Japanese vessel of ramming their high-tech speed boat during a confrontation in the Southern Ocean. Video of the incident appeared to show the Japanese ship severely damaging the Ady Gil, but all six crew were rescued.

• Thursday, January 7th 2010 - 16:38 UTC

  All luxury cruise ship suffers accident in Antarctic Peninsula

  

  One of the most elegant expedition vessels operating in Antarctica, the Clelia II, has been withdrawn from service during January for repairs following an accident that occurred over Christmas week but is only now coming to light.

• Wednesday, January 6th 2010 - 03:16 UTC

  Coldest winter in a century and snow close down Britain

  

  Britain was in the grip of snow chaos as Arctic conditions forced the closure of schools, roads and airports. Some train services were also cancelled as forecasters predicted one of the coldest winters in 100 years.

• Wednesday, January 6th 2010 - 03:15 UTC

  Major earthquake east of South Georgia & South Sandwich

  

  A major 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Atlantic Ocean early on Tuesday east of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a sparsely populated British territory, according to a US monitor.

• Thursday, December 31st 2009 - 02:22 UTC

  Scientific warning that Argentina’s hake TAC “high risk scenario”

  

  Measures recently adopted by the Argentina’s Fisheries Federal Council regarding hake TACs imply very high risks for sustainability and, therefore, to the continuity of related economic activities throughout the country, claims the Centre for Development and Sustainable Fisheries (CeDePesca).