Environment

Monday, June 8th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
End of Antarctic summer season: BAS staff and construction teams finally make it back to the UK

Almost a month after deciding on the repatriation operation, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research and support teams are returning from Antarctica to UK after a 20-day sea voyage onboard a charter ship and the Royal Research Ship (RRS) James Clark Ross. On Saturday the MS Hebridean Sky arrived at Portsmouth International, and this Tuesday RRS James Clark Ross is expected at Harwich Port.
Friday, June 5th 2020 - 07:39 UTC
EC increases Maritime and Fisheries Fund with €500 million

In a press conference, Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans, and Fisheries, explained the Commission’s decision to increase the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) with €500 million.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Storm in Central America leaves at least 18 dead, and hundreds homeless

Emergency workers were searching for seven people still missing Monday as El Salvador and its Central American neighbors picked through the destruction after the first-named Pacific storm of the year left at least 18 people dead.
Friday, May 29th 2020 - 07:56 UTC
Sea turtles spotted next to Rio's coastal airport as flights drops dramatically

Sea turtles have been spotted swimming amid garbage next to an airport in Brazil’s tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro, as the scream of jet engines that would normally keep them away has been largely silenced due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Mining giant Rio Tinto admits blowing up ancient Australian aboriginal rock shelters

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has admitted damaging ancient Aboriginal rock shelters in the remote Pilbara region in Australia, blasting near the 46,000-year-old heritage site to expand an iron ore mine.
Friday, May 22nd 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Climate change turning Antarctica “green” as algae blooms proliferate

Antarctica conjures images of an unbroken white wilderness but blooms of algae are giving parts of the frozen continent an increasingly green tinge. Warming temperatures due to climate change are helping the formation and spread of “green snow” and it is becoming so prolific in places that it is even visible from space, according to new research.
Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 22:02 UTC
In post-pandemic, making the transport sector “green” could create 15 million new jobs, ILO

Transforming the transport sector to be more environmentally-friendly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, could create up to 15 million new jobs worldwide and help countries move to greener, healthier economies, according to an UN-backed report published on Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
British supermarkets and EU investors warn Brazil if an Amazon contentious bill is approved in congress

British supermarkets have warned Brazil they might have to boycott its products if lawmakers there pass a contentious bill that could enable faster destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Next Monday Itaipu opens its spillway to help lift the drought stricken Parana river level

The world's largest operational hydroelectric dam, Itaipu Plant announced that starting next Monday, May 18, it will open its spillway to help Paraguay and Argentina, which are suffering from a drought and hence having problems transporting their grain harvest.
Wednesday, May 13th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Brazil sends troops to the Amazon rainforest to combat deforestation

Brazil deployed thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest this week, taking precautions to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, as the government mounts an early response to surging deforestation ahead of the high season for forest fires.