Environment

Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Arctic flights to shed light on sea ice and storm links

Scientists are flying research aircraft through the heart of Arctic storms this summer to better understand how weather systems are affecting polar sea ice. Arctic cyclones are the main type of hazardous weather that affect the polar environment during summer. They can impact sea ice movement and trigger rapid ice loss, effects that themselves influence the development of cyclones.
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Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Falklands first look at over 30 years of seabird monitoring results

The Falkland Islands are frequently associated with globally significant seabird populations. Indeed, the inshore waters of the Islands have not long been designated as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) for this very reason. Understandably stated as a reason for national pride, tourism, conservation and research benefits,
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Thursday, August 11th 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Cyclone causes havoc in southern Brazil

A subtropical cyclone has left substantial damage and many people injured in the Brazilian southern state of Santa Catarina, where the seaside resorts have been placed under alert amid landslides.
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Thursday, August 11th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
Resignation of those who declared a volcano a Mapuche sacred site requested

Argentina's Environment Minister Juan Cabandié demanded the resignation of National Parks Administration (APN) Chairman Lautaro Erratchú and of the rest of the agency's board after last week they declared the Lanín volcano a Mapuche sacred site.
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Thursday, August 11th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Argentina announces the construction of labs in Antarctica to reaffirm science and sovereignty

Argentina will create “Antarctic Multidisciplinary Laboratories” to further promote research in the country's bases in the white continent, in the framework of the program “Building Science”. The program is sponsored by the ministries of Foreign Affairs; Science, Technology and Innovation, and Defense, and has specific funds earmarked.
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Thursday, August 11th 2022 - 08:23 UTC
Chile and UK discuss green energy cooperation and delivery of ex-RAF Sentry aircraft

Chilean foreign minister Antonia Urrejola received the British Ambassador in Santiago, Louise de Sousa to address several issues of the bilateral agenda, particularly referred to green energies.
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Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:37 UTC
“Laughable advice from utilities to save water instead of showers,” UK customers

Water supplies in the UK have been seriously reduced because of recent heat waves and a lack of rain forcing some utilities to introduce hosepipe bans in some areas to save water resources.
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Monday, August 8th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Pilcomayo river under environmental threat in northern Argentina

Authorities in the Argentine province of Salta have issued a recommendation not to bathe, fish, or drink water from the Pilcomayo river pending studies undertaken by the Secretariat of Water Resources after the collapse of a dam in Bolivia.
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Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 05:07 UTC
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon still high despite ongoing decline

According to satellite imagery data released Friday, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon remained high despite a slight decline.
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Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 08:37 UTC
South Georgia consultation period for Special Protected Area Management Plan

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands has announced the opening of the consultation period for the Specially Protected Area Management Plan and Regulations.