Environment

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:14 UTC

  Greenpeace claims top-brand clothing garments tainted with toxic chemicals

  

  Toxic chemicals harmful to the environment and to human health have been detected in products made by 14 top clothing manufacturers, Greenpeace said this week.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2011 - 22:56 UTC

  Major earthquake rocks Amazon region of Peru, next to Brazil, felt in Lima

  

  A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote Amazon region of Peru on Wednesday, shaking office buildings far away in the capital and in neighbouring Brazil although no injuries or damage were reported immediately.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2011 - 04:24 UTC

  Strong earthquake rattles Washington, New York, Virginia and Toronto area

  

  A strong earthquake rattled the United States East Coast, sending tremors as far as Canada, shaking Washington and scaring thousands of office workers who fled onto the streets.

• Friday, August 19th 2011 - 09:59 UTC

  First complete map of Antarctica ice flow speed and direction

  

  The first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antarctica will help scientists to track future sea-level increases, according to the team behind the project.

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 23:58 UTC

  Historic win for wind energy in Brazilian government power auction

  

  Wind farms have come out on top in the latest round of power auctions organized by Brazil’s government. Slowly letting go of government protection to compete head-to-head with historically cheaper fossil fuel energy, the wind power sector indicated its potential strength.

• 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.