Environment

Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Piñera's “Ten Pillars” to save water in drought stricken Chile

Chile presented on Monday a “Plan to combat Drought” to increase the provision of water and improve its efficient use thus ensuring the supply for human consumption and the production of food.
Monday, August 30th 2021 - 08:51 UTC
Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana, brings back memories of Katrina

Electricity supply in New Orleans was cut and the property was damaged Sunday as Hurricane Ida hit the State of Louisiana, it was reported.
Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 07:57 UTC
Argentina prosecution sustains Tierra del Fuego bill banning salmon breeding

Argentina's Prosecution office considered that the Tierra del Fuego province bill establishing limits, and rulings for the breeding and production of salmon species in provincial jurisdictional waters “do not exceed limits of the reasonable” and besides were approved by the Legislative in “the full exercise of its environmental competence, which privilege the conservation of natural resources above considerations of other nature”.
Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 07:36 UTC
Royal Navy helping to survey devastation in earthquake hit Haiti

Royal Navy aviators are helping to survey the devastation in Haiti as they fly dawn-to-dusk flights over the earthquake-hit Caribbean country. A helicopter from support ship RFA Wave Knight has been in the air since Friday, flying over parts of the Tiburon Peninsula – epicenter of the quake which struck on August 14 – to locate villages, towns and infrastructure urgently in need of help.
Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 12:13 UTC
RRS James Clark Ross has been sold to the Ukrainian Antarctic Scientific Center

This is the second time that a UK research asset has transferred to Ukrainian research colleagues – the first being the transfer in 1996 of the former Faraday station that is now known as Vernadsky.
Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
One dead and many missing as Pemex offshore plant explodes in Gulf of Mexico

Six people were initially reported injured and taken to hospitals in nearby Campeche Sunday after a Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico was set ablaze following an explosion.
Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Death toll from Haiti's earthquake reaches 2,207 and counting

Haitian authorities Sunday released an update of the consequences of the Aug. 14 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, according to which the death toll has reached 2,207.
Friday, August 20th 2021 - 18:36 UTC
Chubut imposes strict measures on shrimp landings to protect the fishery

The Argentine Patagonia province of Chubut has imposed strict limits to the landings of shrimp caught in its waters, with the purpose of protecting the resource, limiting discards and damaged crustaceans which result in lower prices because of poor quality.
Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 05:29 UTC
Antarctic Ambassadorship Day Announced on 30th Anniversary of International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has announced the launch of a global Antarctic Ambassadorship Day to be held for the first time in April 2022.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill development, BAS research

Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published in Marine Frontiers reveals.