Environment

Friday, January 24th 2025 - 21:10 UTC
Giant iceberg approaching South Georgia stirs fears

A23a, arguably the world’s largest and oldest iceberg which has been wandering through the South Atlantic and headed for the British Overseas Territory of the South Georgia Islands since last month, has been reported not to have changed course this week nor upped nor melted, thus posing a serious threat to the local fauna. Earlier this week, it was spotted 173 miles (280km) away.
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Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 09:13 UTC
Falklands Conservation invitation on Penguin Awareness Day

January 20th, Penguin Awareness Day, acknowledged worldwide and the environmental group Falklands Conservation, extended an invitation to celebrate the incredible penguins that call the Falkland Islands home.
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Friday, January 17th 2025 - 09:44 UTC
Floods hit southern Brazil's State of Santa Catarina

The beach resort of Camboriú in the southern Brazilian State of Santa Catarina has been declared under emergency Thursday following heavy rains that flooded that place and others such as Florianópolis.
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Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 21:09 UTC
Chile's ENAP announces diesel production from used cooking oil

Chile's state-run oil company ENAP (Empresa Nacional del Petróleo) announced Wednesday that the South American country has proven able to produce renewable diesel out of used cooking oil. “A new step towards a greener Chile! ENAP presents its new renewable diesel, made from used cooking oil,” a statement read.
Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 09:01 UTC
Team of scientists on board HMS Protector studying impact of plastic waste in Antarctica

A scientist team aboard the Royal Navy icebreaker is uncovering the damage plastic waste is having on Antarctica. As part of efforts to preserve one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments, critical work has been carried out by researchers from the University of Portsmouth aboard polar research vessel HMS Protector.
Monday, January 13th 2025 - 08:44 UTC
Chile: Starwatching endangered by industrial project

The clarity of Chilean skies in the Atacama Desert may be in jeopardy given a project entertained by the electricity company AES Andes which could significantly affect the operations of the Paranal Observatory.
Monday, January 13th 2025 - 06:06 UTC
Climate change watchdogs concur 2024 was the hottest year ever

Last year was the hottest on record and it even surpassed the global warming limit, the European Union's Copernicus Earth Observation Program and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) concurred. In addition, 2023 and 2024 saw average global temperatures exceed the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold
Wednesday, January 8th 2025 - 09:47 UTC
Last year was the hottest in Brazil since 1961

Last year was the hottest for Brazil since 1961, Agencia Brasil reported citing data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock's National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet). The weather agency also found a rising trend in average annual temperatures.
Tuesday, December 31st 2024 - 10:55 UTC
La Niña projected to take its toll in the Southern Cone

Meteorologists foresee that the La Niña weather phenomenon will not go unnoticed in the Southern Cone next year after the Brazilian agency Metsul reported signs of unusual activity in the Pacific Ocean. The main impact will be reflected in mercurial temperatures, MetSul's warning noted.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:56 UTC
Fur seal sighted in Rio de Janeiro

The City Council of Niteroi, in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro, said Civil Defense agents and biologists were monitoring a fur seal spotted on Itaipuaçu beach, in Maricá, last Sunday, Agência Brasil reported. The area was cordoned off by local authorities, it was also explained.