Brazilian tourists, who usually come to Chile to ski during the winter months, did not turn up as strongly as in years past, hurting the ski resorts, hotels and tourism in general this year.
A growing number of New York sky-scrapers are switching off their lights to help reduce the number of birds hitting the high-rise buildings. The lights out project - organised by NYC Audubon - runs until 1 November, when migratory birds are expected to have completed their autumn migrations.