Environment

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 07:20 UTC

  Raisins, victim of the chaotic climate conditions

  

  Chaotic climate conditions are having an impact on agriculture worldwide and in Chile the most recent victim of instability are raisins. Last January when grapes are expected to mature and develop a high content of sugar, torrential rains hit Chile's wines, and the excess of water harmed a high percentage of the harvest.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 18:05 UTC

  Orcas sighted off the coast of Argentine province of Rio Negro

  

  A calf of killer whales only a few days old has been sighted for the first time off the Punta Bermeja area, on the Rio Negro coast, leading specialists to speculate that its parents would not be far away.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 17:34 UTC

  Nobel Foundation divests from contaminating industries: sells coal and oil shares

  

  The Nobel Foundation which funds and organizes the Nobel Prizes announced it was selling all of its assets in the petroleum industry, following on similar actions regarding coal, and other contaminating industries.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 08:46 UTC

  “State of Hydric Emergency” decreed throughout Argentine provinces within the Parana river basin

  

  Argentina Sunday declared a “water emergency” due to the historic downspout in the Paraná river.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 04:57 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego promulgates bill banning industrial salmon farming

  

  Three weeks after its approval by the local Legislative council of Tierra del Fuego, extreme south of Argentina, the provincial Executive finally promulgated the bill that bans the growth and farming of salmon species in the provincial sea and lakes jurisdictional waters.

• Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  New force launched to help fight fires in Brazil's jungles and forests

  

  Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security Thursday announced that more than 6,000 so-called “guardians of the biome” will be deployed for the prevention of repression and investigation of fires in jungles and forests throughout the country.

• Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Yacyretá's electricity output severely hit by Paraná river downspout

  

  The historical downspout of the Paraná River has led Yacyretá, Argentina's biggest hydroelectric plant, to work at around 50% of its normal capacity, which has a direct impact on supply to the electrical system.

• Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  G20 environment meeting opens with ambitious joint document

  

  G20 environment and energy ministers Thursday held their first day of meetings in the Italian city of Naples, after which they issued a joint document on the protection of nature, especially ecosystems.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 09:28 UTC

  Brazil imports record volumes of fertilizers, despite escalating prices

  

  Brazil has imported record volumes of fertilizers during the first half of the year, some 14,1 million tons, an increase of 14% over the same period last year. The data was released by GlobalFert a specialized portal and points out June as the month with the highest volume.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Chile leads the region on its way to sustainable energy-powered cars

  

  As the leading country in the region on the road to new sources of energy for vehicles, Chile last week added a new charging point for battery-powered engines next to the Nueva Angostura tollbooth and is the first of a total of 5 to be implemented on Ruta 5 Sur between Santiago and Talca.