Environment

• Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 10:44 UTC

  Alarm: dredging industry extracts a million dump trucks of sand from the sea each day, UNEP report

  

  The first-ever global data platform on sand and other sediment extraction in the marine environment finds that the marine dredging industry is digging up 6 billion tons per year, the equivalent of more than 1 million dump trucks per day. This is significantly impacting biodiversity and coastal communities.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Extratropical cyclone kills 4 in southern Brazil

  

  At least four people were killed in Brazil's southeastern State of Rio Grande do Sul after an extratropical cyclone hit the area Monday leaving hundreds of homes without electricity, Agência Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  South Georgia Biosecurity Handbook Update Released

  

  The latest version of the Government of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Biosecurity Handbook is now available online. The Handbook details the procedures which are in place to help reduce the risk of harmful non-native species and disease entering the Territory, along with the steps in place to detect them and limit their spread should they arrive.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:26 UTC

  Peru: State of Emergency around Ubinas volcano extended

  

  Peru's Government extended for another 60 days starting Monday the State of Emergency decreed around the erupting Ubinas volcano in the Moquegua region, some 1,250 km south of Lima, it was published Sunday in El Peruano (Official Gazette).

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:17 UTC

  “El Niño” arrives in Argentina

  

  Argentina's National Meteorological Service (SMN) issued a report stating that the El Niño phenomenon had arrived in the country after water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean remained above those considered normal, thus triggering an atmospheric response to the warming.

• Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:08 UTC

  Iceland resumes whaling after temporary ban

  

  The government of Iceland announced whaling was to resume effective Sept. 1 after banning the practice two months ago. The new measure sparked rage among environmentalists concerned about the endangered species. However, more effective hunting methods and equipment need to be used, the authorities said.

• Friday, September 1st 2023 - 05:32 UTC

  Extension of London's ULEZ triggers controversy and 'Blade Runners' attack and disable control cameras

  

  London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was set to be extended across the whole of Greater London on Tuesday, following months of debates and attempts to stall the move. Mayor Sadiq Khan, and other advocates, said that the extended zone would help bring down pollution and enhance air quality throughout the British capital.

• Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 15:25 UTC

  Fragile countries, impacted by conflict and climate change, threatened by hunger, IMF report

  

  Fragile countries, and those impacted most by conflict, are already being unevenly hit by the effects of climate change, and are less able than other countries to mitigate those impacts, according to a report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday.

• Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 09:59 UTC

  Denmark to donate over US$ 22 million to Amazon Fund?

  

  Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva Wednesday said Denmark might donate R$ 110 million (US$ 22.4 million) to the Amazon Fund between 2024 and 2026, in exchange for which the South American country should pledge to fight deforestation, Agência Brasil reported.

• Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 08:38 UTC

  Idalia makes landfall a Category 3 hurricane in Florida

  

  Two people have died and “incalculable damage” was caused by Idalia as it hit Florida before moving on to Georgia and the Carolinas as a tropical storm. The storm reached Category 4 status with winds up to 131 mph before hitting as a Category 3 hurricane.