Environment

• Saturday, March 24th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Some 150 short finned pilot whales stranded on Australian beach have died

  

  All but six of more than 150 short-finned pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia have died, despite efforts from authorities and local beachgoers to save them, officials said on Saturday. The marine mammals stranded themselves in Hamelin Bay, 315 km south of the state’s capital, Perth, between March 22 and 23.

• Friday, March 23rd 2018 - 14:00 UTC

  Heatwaves, hurricanes, floods: 2017 costliest year ever for extreme weather and climate events, says UN

  

  Hurricanes, monsoon floods and continuing severe drought made 2017 the costliest year ever for severe weather and climate events, according to a new report by the United Nations weather agency launched on the eve of World Meteorological Day.

• Thursday, March 22nd 2018 - 22:33 UTC

  “Water for sustainable development”: UN Secretary-General's message at launch of international decade for action

  

  I am pleased to be with you on World Water Day to launch the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2018 - 10:20 UTC

  “There is simply no time to lose” to avert the loss of water supplies

  

  The world must race to avert disastrous loss of water supplies, Brazil's President Michel Temer told a conference Monday, after the UN said some 5.7 billion people may run short of drinking water by 2050.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2018 - 10:02 UTC

  Norwegian company in Brazil apologizes for toxic spill into a local river

  

  Norwegian energy group Norsk Hydro, accused of causing environmental damage in northern Brazil, on Monday apologized for the unauthorized discharge of untreated water into a local river from its aluminum factory Alunorte, the largest in the world.

• Friday, March 16th 2018 - 03:11 UTC

  Falklands plans fishing talks with Argentina after more than a decade

  

  Exchanges of information between the Falkland Islands and Argentina about fish and squid stocks could begin again before the middle of this year, if all parties are in agreement. Director of Natural Resources John Barton said: “Dialogue with Argentina on the conservation of shared marine resources has the potential to allow for better management of shared fish stocks and improve sustainability of such stocks.”

• Thursday, March 15th 2018 - 08:48 UTC

  Micro-plastics presence in bottled water controversy; companies argue they operate at highest standards

  

  Test on major brands of bottled water have found that nearly all of them contained tiny particles of plastic. In the largest investigation of its kind, 250 bottles bought in nine different countries were examined. Research led by journalism organization Orb Media discovered an average of 10 plastic particles per liter, each larger than the width of a human hair.

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 16:34 UTC

  Falkland Islands: It's Time for Adventure!

  

  The Falkland Islands...one of the last great wilderness destinations on the planet, where your trip becomes an adventure. Four wheel drives are our mode of transport, and our little planes will take you to islands abundant with penguins, albatrosses and petrels that are there for you alone to discover and enjoy.

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 04:38 UTC

  Plan B for RRS James Clark Ross mission to Antarctica Larsen C Ice Shelf

  

  Heavy sea ice conditions have thwarted a science mission from reaching the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica from which a large iceberg broke off in July 2017. A team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), are travelling on board the RRS James Clark Ross. Sea ice, up to 4-5 meters thick, has made progress for the ship very slow and on 28 February) the ship’s captain made the difficult decision not to continue.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 09:16 UTC

  NASA satellites help discover super-colony of Adelie penguins in Antarctica Danger Islands

  

  A thriving “hotspot” of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists. The first bird census of the Danger Islands unearthed over 750,000 Adelie breeding pairs, more than the rest of the area combined, the team reported in the journal Scientific Reports.