Environment

• Monday, September 21st 2009 - 21:22 UTC

  Uruguay denies harmful river pollution:“the right pulp mill at the right place”

  

  Uruguay denied on Monday Argentina's claims at the International Court of The Hague that a pulp mill on a river separating the two countries is polluting the air and water, saying it meets environmental protection standards.

• Friday, September 18th 2009 - 10:53 UTC

  Less profound melt of Arctic sea ice again baffles scientists

  

  This summer's melt of Arctic sea ice has not been as profound as in the last two years, scientists said as the ice began its annual autumn recovery. At its smallest extent this summer, on 12 September, the ice covered 5.10 million sq km.

• Friday, September 18th 2009 - 08:33 UTC

  The Falkland Islands, “A Penguin’s World”

  

  “A Penguin’s World” is a new title by the publishing house Design In Nature who specialize in aspects of nature and the environment, especially that of the Falkland Islands. This book portrays those amazing birds, penguins, a species, which are a feature of the Falklands and where they breed in large numbers.

• Thursday, September 17th 2009 - 13:30 UTC

  Antarctica ozone hole predicted to be the smallest in recent years

  

  The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica this year should reach 25 million square kilometers, or two million square kilometers less than in 2008, announced Wednesday the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 06:51 UTC

  HMS Endurance to be replaced; crew could face disciplinary action

  

  British sailors could face court-martial action over HMS Endurance's near-sinking in the South Atlantic, reveals The Newscan. Royal Navy chiefs are carrying out a disciplinary probe after finishing an inquiry into the accident off Chile.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 09:49 UTC

  Argentina accuses Uruguay of “irreversible damage” to the ecosystem

  

  Argentina told the International Court of Justice Monday that Uruguayan pollution of a border river was a grave infringement of Argentinean rights. Argentina and Uruguay have been wrangling for years over a giant pulp mill sited on the Uruguay River, which divides the two South American nations.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 06:24 UTC

  Re-sail of Darwin’s global travel calls in Falklands next November

  

  The international project “Beagle, on the Future of Species” a re-sail of Charles Darwin’s global travels which 150 years ago drastically changed the concepts of creation and evolution, but now geared to investigate the earth’s future is scheduled to call in the Falkland Islands next November

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 02:30 UTC

  Scientists confirm link between declining CO2 levels and Antarctica ice cap

  

  The link between declining CO2 levels in the earth's atmosphere and the formation of the Antarctic ice caps some 34 million years ago has been confirmed for the first time in a major research study.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 02:00 UTC

  Massive beaching of pilot whales in Patagonian coast

  

  Almost 50 dead pilot whales were found stranded Sunday on a beach in the Argentine Patagonia province of Chubut. The cause of the stranding at Bahía Bustamante, and later death, remain a mystery, according to the regional press.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:41 UTC

  German ships making history cruising Asia to Europe via Russia’s Arctic

  

  Two German merchant ships are sailing from Asia to Europe via Russia's Arctic coast, having negotiated the once impassable North East Passage. This route is usually frozen but rising temperatures in the region caused by global warming have melted much of the ice allowing large ships to go through.