Environment

• Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 08:16 UTC

  Falklands governor hosts reception for visiting scientists of the Americas

  

  Visiting scientists from “all corners of the Americas” have received a warm welcome to the Falkland Islands. The delegates from the US, Canada, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico and Chile are experts in a range of fields including marine ecology, oceanography and geology and are on a week-long visit at the invitation of the Falkland Islands government and the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute, SAERI.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:05 UTC

  Falklands receives Pan-American science delegation including Chile, Brazil and Colombia

  

  Following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, who first visited the Islands in 1833, the first ever Pan–American Science Delegation to the Falkland Islands arrived in Stanley on Saturday, January 17.

• Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 08:36 UTC

  Falklands resident and South Georgia Marine Officer awarded Polar Medals

  

  Environmentalist, renowned sailor and Falklands resident Sally Poncet has joined an elite group of only eight women to have been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal this year. South Georgia Marine Officer Patrick Lurcock has also received the honor.

• Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 08:10 UTC

  Last year was the hottest on Earth since record-keeping began in 1880

  

  Last year was the hottest on Earth since record-keeping began in 1880, scientists reported on Friday, underscoring warnings about the risks of runaway greenhouse gas emissions and undermining claims by climate change contrarians that global warming had somehow stopped.

• Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 01:00 UTC

  First wind-powered vessel expected in Montevideo with turbines for eolian farm

  

  The first wind propelled vessel in the world is expected to dock in Montevideo on Thursday loaded with turbines, columns and rotor blades for a wind farm which is being built in the north of Uruguay.

• Wednesday, January 7th 2015 - 04:29 UTC

  IAATO Environmental Manager is former BAS official and 2013 Queen's Polar Medal

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) announced the appointment of Tudor Morgan to the full-time position of Environmental Manager. Tudor’s overall role is to support safe and environmentally responsible tourism to Antarctica, with a particular focus on field operations.

• Wednesday, January 7th 2015 - 04:20 UTC

  Colombia launches first Antarctic research expedition with Chilean training

  

  Colombia's first Antarctica expedition is expected to call in Punta Arenas on Wednesday before crossing to the peninsula to begin a three-month scientific hydrographic and climate research with twenty researchers on board committed to ten projects.

• Sunday, January 4th 2015 - 06:34 UTC

  Prolonged extreme droughts could help to explain collapse of Mayan civilization

  

  The mysterious collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization has been attributed to a variety of factors, most notably overhunting, deforestation, and a catastrophic peasant uprising. However the theory of prolonged extreme drought has been gaining ground among the scientific community in recent years regarding the Mayan demise.

• Saturday, December 27th 2014 - 00:28 UTC

  Heavy rains cause flooding in Montevideo

  

  Worst storm in 50 years. Emergency Committee receivs over 100 calls for help. Bad weather expected to continue.

• Friday, December 26th 2014 - 07:30 UTC

  Nicaragua: civic organisations want protesters freed, 'Chinese invaders' out

  

  Expropriation law upsets peasants, environmentalists. 30 arrested nationwide. President Daniel Ortega dubbed a 'traitor'.