Environment

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  WMO registers new Arctic temperature record, 38°C, in Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020

  

  A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  Argentina: Pipeline oil spill in Río Negro exceeded 3 million liters

  

  Environment authorities in the Argentine province of Río Negro Tuesday confirmed the oil spill from the Oldelval pipeline in the past few days exceeded 3 million liters, while the company's remediation plan is still to be approved.

• Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Major oil spill in Argentine Province of Rio Negro contained

  

  Argentina's Federal Energy Secretary Darío Martínez has toured the area near the Río Negro town of Catriel where an oil spill caused environmental damage to assess the situation and order the measures to be taken.

• Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  String of tornadoes causes major federal disaster in the US

  

  US President Joseph Biden has declared a “major” federal disaster in Kentucky after dozens are feared dead following devastating tornadoes. The head of state has thus provided for the highest type of aid possible in light of the severity of the event.

• Sunday, December 12th 2021 - 19:47 UTC

  Storms leave almost 3,700 homeless in Brazilian State of Bahia

  

  Some 30 cities in the Brazilian state of Bahia are going through an emergency situation following a heavy storm that has affected around 70,000 people and left 3,700 homeless, according to rescue teams.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Falklands' flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough reaches “home”; anchored at Port William

  

  RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed the first leg of its journey to Antarctica, arriving in the Falkland Islands on 9 December. Since the draft of Britain’s new polar ship is too large for it to berth in Stanley harbor, so the ship will anchor north of the Narrows at Port William. However, the ship is visible from vantage points around the coastline.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  World Bank approves Renewable Energy Project loans to Cabo Verde, Africa

  

  The World Bank on Wednesday approved an International Development Association credit in the amount of US$3.5 million and an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan in the amount of US$ 3.5 million for the Renewable Energy and Improved Utility Performance Project (REIUP) for Cabo Verde in Western Africa.

• Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Some 300 Chinese fishing vessels crossing Magellan Strait to the South Atlantic, Argentine report

  

  In a joint operation, the Argentine Navy and Coast Guard are monitoring and keeping track of an estimated 300 Chinese fishing vessels that are sailing from the Pacific to the South Atlantic across the Magellan Strait.

• Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:19 UTC

  Some 6,700 Magellan penguins migrated to Brazil's coastline during winter

  

  Brazil's Beach Monitoring Project, PMP, reports that more than 6,700 penguins have arrived mainly on Santa Catarina and Parana states coast during the migration season this year, which represents a 20% per cent increase in the number of marine birds coming over last year.

• Monday, December 6th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Sustainability: Uruguay the example to follow, World Bank says

  

  Anna Wellenstein, Director of the World Bank's Latin America and the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Group, has said Uruguay was an example of turning its productions towards a market that will seek environmental guidelines met.