Environment

• Thursday, December 30th 2010 - 07:59 UTC

  Buenos Aires Swelters Amid Heat Wave, Power Outages

  

  A blistering heat wave, power outages and a fuel shortage added up Tuesday to a second day of hellish conditions in Greater Buenos Aires, home to about a quarter of Argentina’s 40 million people.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 21:41 UTC

  Chile can’t keep up with demand for salt from frozen Europe

  

  As a result of the cold front affecting Europe, Chile’s Sociedad Punta de Lobos (SPL) —salt producer and exporter—is working at full capacity to export salt destined primarily for Belgium, Holland, Germany and France.

• Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:42 UTC

  EU blocks Uruguayan squid shipment because of high cadmium content

  

  The European Union blocked a shipment of squid from Uruguay’s main fishing processing group Fripur S.A. and sent Uruguayan authorities what is known as “rapid sanitary alert” explaining the motive for such a decision.

• Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:34 UTC

  US scientists looking into data suggesting sustained decline of Antarctic krill

  

  By Susan Moran - They’re called “the krillers” around Palmer Station, because they’re always on the hunt for Antarctic krill: tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that form the foundation of the Antarctic food web.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 - 05:35 UTC

  EU raps European airports for failing to deal with freezing weather

  

  The European Union has strongly criticized European airports for failing to deal with recent freezing weather, which has left thousands of travellers stranded. Around 1,000 flights were cancelled across the continent on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 - 05:32 UTC

  Oil World reduces Argentine soybean crop estimates because of lack of rain

  

  Oil World has for a second time in two weeks reduced Argentina soybean crop hopes warning that, thanks to dry weather, it could be on course for a fall of more than 20%.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 05:07 UTC

  Another attempt at locating treasure buried in Robinson Crusoe Island

  

  Always an optimist, U.S. treasure hunter Bernard Keiser is requesting permission from Chilean government authorities for a fifth try at locating the gold and jewels supposedly buried on Robinson Crusoe Island during the 18th century by British pirates

• Friday, December 17th 2010 - 18:41 UTC

  New guide documents marine life amazing diversity in Chilean Patagonia

  

  After more than 10 years of research, Chile’s San Ignacio de Huinay Foundation has published a guide chronicling the amazing diversity of marine life in Chile’s Patagonia, with photographs of 473 marine life species

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 16:19 UTC

  “Falklands under economic and environmental attack” by Argentina

  

  “The Falklands are under economic and ‘environmental’ attack by Argentina” and this is having a direct impact on the South Atlantic fisheries sustainability of high seas marine resources, claimed the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association, FIFCA.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2010 - 22:32 UTC

  South Georgia shelf graveyard for mega-icebergs with huge impact on marine life

  

  The huge tabular blocks of ice that frequently break off Antarctica get swept towards the Atlantic and then ground on the shallow continental shelf that surrounds the 170km-long island of South Georgia.