Environment

Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Climate change starving polar bears to extinction, according to latest report

Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published on Monday that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime.
Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Italian frogmen try to free a sperm whale caught in abandoned fishing net

The Italian coastguard has been working for days to free a massive sperm whale caught in an abandoned fishing net in open sea off the Sicilian Aeolian Islands. The whale was spotted on Saturday struggling to get free of a net usually used for fishing illegally for swordfish.
Friday, July 17th 2020 - 04:41 UTC
Falklands Seafood industry faces environment of uncertainty

The Falkland Islands Seafood industry continues to face an environment of great uncertainty, Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) Executive Secretary James Bates told Penguin News this week.
Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Report on per capita carbon “food prints” criticizes beef and dairy consumption

If everyone alive ate steaks and dairy the way Brazilians and Americans do, we would need an extra five planets to feed the world, according to the first report to compare the carbon emissions from food consumption in Group of Twenty (G20) nations, released on Thursday.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 10:01 UTC
Despite Bolsonaro's pledges, Amazon deforestation continues to increase

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rose for the 14th consecutive month in June, preliminary government data on Friday showed, heaping further pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro who is under fire for worsening destruction of the rainforest on his watch.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
Illegal trade of ivory shrinks but pangolin scales trafficking soars, UN report

The illegal global trade in ivory has shrunk while the trafficking of pangolins has soared, a UN report on wildlife crime based on four years' data said on Friday. National bans on selling ivory, particularly China's in 2017, appear to have helped further erode ivory trafficking after it peaked around 2011-2013, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in its World Wildlife Crime Report, which was last published in 2016.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:16 UTC
Bayer's weed killer Roundup settlement delayed as new questions arise

Bayer has agreed to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weed killer Roundup caused cancer after a US judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:21 UTC
Pink glacial ice in the Alps caused by algae surprises scientists

Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 09:19 UTC
IAATO's new guidance to enhance environmentally responsible travel to Antarctica

IAATO, which celebrates its 30th year in 2021, has been carefully monitoring, analyzing, and reporting Antarctic tourism trends since its inception as part of its commitment to the effective self-management of guest activities.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Cyclone in south Brazil causes death, flooding, power cuts and disruption in major port operations

Windstorms and storms recorded this week in the south of Brazil caused deaths in Santa Catarina, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul leaving a trail of destruction in the three states of the region, with fallen trees and power posts, flooded homes, lack of energy and road blocks.