Environment

• Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 08:25 UTC

  Penguin eggs, “once vital for Antarctic explorers, but now illegal to consume”

  

  A Korean news site has published an interesting article on Penguin Eggs, and its nutritional virtues, which it describes as “once vital for Antarctic Explorers”, and we might add decades ago, part of Falkland Islanders diet, but which are now illegal to consume and penguins very much protected and loved.

• Thursday, February 13th 2025 - 01:18 UTC

  Uruguay's Green Energy Success Story Takes an Unexpected Turn

  

  Uruguay has been considered a leading country in renewable energy, with 98% of its energy eolic, but now has surprisingly has invited foreign companies to explore for offshore oil and gas reserves, attracting some of the heavy weights of he industry, which has generated certain controversy in the country regarding concerns about the impact on marine life and the potential damage to Uruguay’s current global standing. OilPrice, which specializes in the oil and gas industry information comments on the decision.

• Wednesday, February 12th 2025 - 21:11 UTC

  Falklands: heavy rains and winds cause flooding, slippery roads and power cuts

  

  The Falkland Islands Public Works Department would like to advise the public that due to the heavy rain being experienced on Tuesday, 11 February, and forecast for the rest of the week that there may be some localized flooding.

• Monday, February 10th 2025 - 21:40 UTC

  Almost half of the migrants welcomed in Brazil were Venezuelan

  

  Brazilian authorities confirmed that a total of 194,331 migrants arrived in South America's largest country last year, according to the 8th edition of the Migration Bulletin, published by the National Justice Secretariat (Senajus) Monday. Venezuelans topped the list with 94,726 people. As for refugees, ”Venezuela remains the main country of origin of recognized refugees (12,726), followed by Afghanistan (283) and Colombia (121),” the bulletin stated.

• Sunday, February 9th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Falklands launches Land Recovery Program consultation to sponsor agriculture and biodiversity

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has launched a public consultation to help shape a Land Recovery Program. This initiative is aimed at supporting farmers and other land managers in restoring degraded land, sustaining agricultural productivity, and enhancing biodiversity.

• Sunday, February 9th 2025 - 10:49 UTC

  Beautiful South Georgia from the air on a day of great visibility

  

  The BFSAI is reporting that an RFA Airbus Atlas 400 M during a recent fisheries patrol operation, ColdStare, along South Georgia Island and waters enjoyed spectacular flying conditions, with blue skies, since they are normally covered in cloud’

• Saturday, February 8th 2025 - 09:42 UTC

  Was last month the hottest ever?

  

  January 2025 was the hottest month ever recorded by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which detected the planet's temperature to be 1.75 degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month, with a surface air temperature of 13.23°C.

• Friday, February 7th 2025 - 07:59 UTC

  Scientists discover micro plastics in Antarctica deep field camps

  

  Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica’s deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching plastic pollution has become. While not new, it’s the first time these tiny pieces of plastic have been found in remote locations.

• Thursday, February 6th 2025 - 08:30 UTC

  Milei now wants Argentina to quit the Paris Agreement

  

  After pulling his country from the World Health Organization (WHO), Argentine President Javier Milei admitted Wednesday in an interview with a French outlet that he intended to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emmissions to preserve the planet's temperature from rising. “The environmentalist agenda is a real fraud,” said Milei, thus echoing similar recent statements from US President Donald Trump. To withdraw from the Paris Agreement, Law 27.270 would have to b e repealed by Congress.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2025 - 13:28 UTC

  Argentine authorities take action against RAM for Patagonia fires

  

  Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said Tuesday that the Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei would be declaring the Ancestral Mapuche Resistance (RAM) a terrorist group, in addition to other measures against lonko (leader) Facundo Jones-Huala, who claimed responsibility for the arson-caused wildfires in the Patagonian province of Chubut and urged his comrades to up the armed struggle because all those “tools are valid for the liberation of our people.” Jones-Huala also denied any involvement in the fire affecting El Bolsón in the province of Río Negro. “Against landowners yes, but not against our environment,” Jones Huala said earlier this week.