Environment

Wednesday, August 17th 2011 - 23:42 UTC
La Niña threatens Brazil and Argentina crops says Oil World

South American grain and oilseed production may be in jeopardy from the formation of a La Niña weather pattern, which might curb rainfall in parts of Brazil and Argentina, Oil World said.
Friday, August 12th 2011 - 17:37 UTC
Falklands claims Argentina responsible for ending Southern Blue Whiting fishery

Argentina contributes for the destruction of the species Southern Blue Whiting in the South West Atlantic claim Falkland Islands Fisheries Department scientists and fishing company executives.
Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 06:27 UTC
Snow storms in Magallanes have left 300.000 sheep and 9.200 cattle at risk

Almost 300.000 sheep and 9.200 cattle are exposed to serious life risk following heavy snow storms which covered the Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile with a white blanket anywhere between 70 and 150 centimetres thick.
Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 07:21 UTC
Japan’s March tsunami crossed the Pacific and fractured Antarctic ice

The tsunami caused by the 11 March Tohoku earthquake in Japan crossed the Pacific and broke off large chunks of ice from Antarctica, a study has shown.
Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 12:51 UTC
Leading wind turbine maker to establish assembly plant in Brazil

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas is to establish its first assembly plant in Brazil and expects it to be operational in the fourth quarter.
Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 12:47 UTC
Invasive Asian mollusc advances along Argentine coast threatening food chain

An invasive Asian mollusc, Rapana Venosa, is rapidly expanding along the Argentine coastline threatening local ecosystems and fishing activities according to Argentine marine biologists from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Conicet.
Monday, August 8th 2011 - 20:39 UTC
Youth killed by polar bear is grandson of former Gibraltar governor

Horatio Chapple, 17, an aspiring UK medical student, who was killed last week when a polar bear rampaged into the tent in which he and his friends were sleeping on a glacier in Svalbard, Norway, is Gibraltar’s former Governor Sir John Chapple’s grandson.
Monday, August 8th 2011 - 20:14 UTC
Wildlife remains the biggest attraction for visitors to the Falkland Islands

Wildlife remains the biggest draw for visitors considering a trip to the Falkland Islands according to new results revealed by a poll conducted by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.
Monday, August 8th 2011 - 04:48 UTC
Chilean Patagonia districts in ‘agriculture emergency’ because of snow storms

Four districts in the Chilean extreme south region of Magallanes were declared in “agricultural emergency” given the harmful effects of snow storms in the area.
Thursday, August 4th 2011 - 18:24 UTC
Plan in Juan Fernandez archipelago to protect Chilean endangered species

With 131 plant species unique to the Chilean Juan Fernández archipelago, nature enthusiasts and experts sometimes hail the island chain as the Galapagos of flora.