Environment

Friday, February 11th 2022 - 23:53 UTC
Brazilian Amazon shows signs of increasing deforestation despite promises

Despite announcements from the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro that action would be taken to reverse the trend, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reached new highs in January of 2022, it was reported Friday.
Friday, February 11th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
Anticipation on first OOS Summit's conclusions grows globally

The One Ocean Summit (OOS), an environmentalist gathering in the city of Brest sponsored by the French presidency of the Council of the European Union, is to deliver its findings Friday after three days of deliberations among delegates from up to 40 countries, which agree that regarding pollution and the preservation of water “we are all in the same boat.”
Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 21:20 UTC
Brazilian House passes bill to speed up use of controversial agrochemicals

Brazil's Lower House passed a bill late Wednesday whereby requirements for the certification of chemicals used in agriculture would be eased. The measure was supported by the agribusiness sector and criticized by environmentalists.
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 09:32 UTC
South Sandwich hidden magnitude-8.2 earthquake source of mysterious 2021 global tsunami

By American Geophysical Union – Scientists have uncovered the source of a mysterious 2021 tsunami that sent waves around the globe. In August 2021, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit near the South Sandwich Islands, creating a tsunami that rippled around the globe. The epicenter was 47 kilometers below the Earth's surface—too deep to initiate a tsunami—and the rupture was nearly 400 kilometers long, which should have generated a much larger earthquake.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 21:57 UTC
Rainstorm causes landslide which leaves at least 11 dead in Colombia

Heavy rains in the municipality of Dosquebradas, in the Colombian department of Risaralda, have resulted in a landslide that has killed at least 11 people and left many others injured, it was reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 21:46 UTC
Two people needed hospitalization due to oil spill off Peru's shore

Two people have been hospitalized as a result of the effects of contaminated Pacific Ocean waters stemming from the Repsol oi spill off Callao, Peruvian authorities said Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
French and EU investigation into major fisheries incident that caused the death of tons of blue whiting

France's fisheries minister has called for an investigation after a major incident with tons of dead fish drifting off the country's Atlantic coast. Video footage filmed by environmental activists shows a mass of dead fish floating on the sea surface.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
WTI crude surges above US$ 92 on Texas freezing weather

By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – WTI Crude, the U.S. oil benchmark, jumped to over US$ 92 per barrel early on Friday—its highest level since 2014, amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis and a deep freeze in Texas that disrupted some Permian oil production.
Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Ecuadorian authorities speak of “major disaster” following oil spill last week

An oil spill in Ecuador in late January has been spreading over the past few days throughout the Yasuní area reaching unforeseen proportions, it was reported Wednesday.
Thursday, February 3rd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Gas and nuclear energies and the green economy: furious debate in Europe

Are gas and nuclear clean energies in the drive to a green economy? The controversy has triggered a furious debate in the European Commission following proposed rules that, in effect under certain conditions, the two energies can be labeled “green investments”.