Environment

• Tuesday, October 15th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  
Typhoon and torrential rains kill 67 in Japan and cause havoc in 36 of 47 prefectures

  

  Fresh rain threatened to hamper efforts by tens of thousands of Japanese rescuers searching for survivors after a powerful typhoon that by early Tuesday had killed 67 people.

• Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Extinction Rebellion protestors block BBC's headquarters

  

  Extinction Rebellion protesters blocked the BBC's headquarters on Friday, calling on Britain's public service broadcaster to treat climate change with the same gravity as World War Two and tell the public the truth.

• Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Venezuela denies responsibility in the massive oil spill of Brazilian beaches

  

  Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA on Thursday denied accusations by Brazil that it was responsible for a massive oil spill that has polluted beaches on its northeastern Atlantic coast.

• Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  “Third world” blackouts in California to prevent deadly forest fires

  

  More than a million Californians were without electricity due to pre-emptive blackouts Thursday, but localized fires broke out as hot, windy conditions spread south toward Los Angeles.

• Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Oil spill in Brazilian beaches is of Venezuelan origin, claims environment minister

  

  Large blots of oil that have turned up on more than 130 Brazilian beaches are “very probably” of Venezuelan origin, Brazil's environment minister said on Wednesday. The oil began appearing in early September and has been seen along a 2,000-kilometre stretch of the northeastern Atlantic coast - with around 130 tons of oil residue collected by Monday.

• Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Brazilian navy has five ships trying to determine origin of the major oil spill

  

  Brazil's Navy said that it has five ships and an aircraft patrolling the northeastern region to find the cause of the oil spill. The effort involves 1,583 people as well as state port vessels and vehicles.

• Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Extinction Rebellion protesters plan to shut down London City airport three days

  

  London City Airport was braced for disruption on Thursday after climate change protesters Extinction Rebellion vowed to occupy its terminal and shut down operations for three days as part of its action in the British capital.

• Wednesday, October 9th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Oil spill in 130 Brazilian northeast beaches, “the worst environmental tragedy”

  

  The source of large blots of oil staining more than 130 beaches in northeastern Brazil remained a mystery on Tuesday despite President Jair Bolsonaro's assertions they came from outside the country and were possibly the work of criminals. Tamar, a group dedicated to the protection of sea turtles, said the oil spills were “the worst environmental tragedy” it has encountered since its formation in 1980.

• Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Dry spell blamed for the slowest 2019/2020 soybean planting season in Brazil

  

  Brazilian farmers have planted 3.1% of the estimated soybean area for the 2019/2020 crop, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, blaming a lack of rain for the slowest start to the season in six years.

• Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Oil spill in Brazil has affected 42 cities, environment minister reports

  

  Brazil’s environment minister says more than 100 tons of oil has been spilt along the northeastern coast since the beginning of September. Ricardo Salles said Monday on Twitter that 42 cities have been affected by the spills. He did not say how he reached those figures.