Environment

• Tuesday, August 11th 2026 - 10:51 UTC

  At least 132 dead in the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia

  

  At least 132 people were killed and 570 injured by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on Monday, according to the latest report submitted by the Colombian Association of Capital Cities at 7:00 p.m. local time. Authorities warned the figure is preliminary and that rescue work is continuing.

• Tuesday, August 11th 2026 - 10:11 UTC

  Colombia and Venezuela quakes are unconnected despite similar magnitude, experts say

  

  The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on Monday has a different tectonic origin from the earthquakes recorded in Venezuela in June, despite comparable magnitudes, said Viviana Dionisio, a seismologist with Colombia's National Seismological Network.

• Monday, August 10th 2026 - 14:29 UTC

  Colombia records its strongest earthquake in a decade, geological service says

  

  A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook western and central Colombia on Monday, causing damage in several cities and affecting six airports. It is the strongest earthquake recorded in the country in the past decade, according to the Colombian Geological Service (SGC). No official casualty figures have been released so far.

• Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 18:47 UTC

  Rhine barges run at 20% of capacity as freight rates surge

  

  Falling water levels on the Rhine are forcing barges to operate with a fraction of their usual load and have sharply raised the cost of river transport, as drought and extreme temperatures affect Europe's main inland waterways.

• Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:43 UTC

  Two crew killed as firefighting helicopters collide in midair in Greece

  

  Two crew members were killed on Sunday when two helicopters battling a wildfire collided in midair in the Psatha area, on the boundary between Attica and Boeotia northwest of Athens, the Hellenic Fire Service said.

• Wednesday, July 29th 2026 - 07:46 UTC

  Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations

  

  The wildfires affecting Spain and France since mid-July have reached an unprecedented scale in both countries, which together account for nearly a quarter of the world's vineyard area. Spain declared a national wildfire emergency for the first time, while French President Emmanuel Macron described the situation as the most severe recorded in his country since the Second World War.

• Monday, July 27th 2026 - 22:00 UTC

  Uruguay prepares protocols for the risk of El Niño flooding in the spring

  

  Uruguay's government is drawing up a set of contingency protocols for the flooding risk associated with the El Niño phenomenon, which climate projections indicate will have its greatest impact on the region during the southern hemisphere spring. President Yamandú Orsi announced at the Congress of Departmental Governors that the measures will be presented in August, ahead of what may occur from September and October.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 17:59 UTC

  Chile declares state of catastrophe in the north after storm leaves at least ten dead

  

  Chile's president, José Antonio Kast, declared on Monday a 30-day constitutional state of catastrophe in the Coquimbo region and the Huasco province, in the Atacama region, in response to the intense storm battering the country's north. According to the government's latest tally, the phenomenon has left at least ten people dead nationwide, four missing, and nearly 100,000 residents cut off by road closures. Authorities warned the toll could rise, as numerous areas remain unreachable.

• Friday, July 17th 2026 - 09:47 UTC

  Canada wildfire smoke blankets New York, Chicago and Detroit days before World Cup final

  

  A dense cloud of smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada covered much of the US northeast and southern Canada on Thursday, sharply worsening air quality in cities such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto. Health authorities advised residents to stay indoors, three days before New Jersey's MetLife Stadium hosts the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.

• Friday, July 10th 2026 - 09:51 UTC

  SAERI launches new research projects across the Falklands and South Atlantic

  

  The South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) has secured funding for a series of new scientific projects aimed at strengthening environmental monitoring, conservation science and evidence-based management across the Falklands and the wider South Atlantic.