Environment

• Friday, January 9th 2026 - 10:41 UTC

  Uruguay: donated islands for environmental bilateral initiative

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi took delivery on Thursday of three islands in the Uruguay River purchased by US philanthropist Gilbert Butler to develop a binational “Peace Park” Project together with neighboring Argentina.

• Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 07:57 UTC

  Two dead after strong quake hits Mexico

  

  A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck central and southern Mexico early Friday morning, leaving at least two people dead and over a dozen injured. The National Seismological Service has recorded over 850 aftershocks since the initial quake.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 08:58 UTC

  Whales can get lost in noisy oceans, Australian/ Italian scientific report

  

  The following piece by Derek Davis, an Earth.com staff writer was based on a research undertaken by the University of Melbourne and the Politecnico di Torino on how whales are reacting to noisy oceans.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  Power cuts reported in São Paulo due to heavy rains

  

  Some 31,000 households were left without electricity on Monday in São Paulo after heavy rains late in the afternoon, leading to a Civil Defense flooding alert in South America's largest city.

• Friday, December 26th 2025 - 22:03 UTC

  Brazilian eVTOL flying car performs unmanned flight

  

  Eve Air Mobility, a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, has conducted the first flight of the full-scale prototype of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo state.

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:08 UTC

  Uruguay and HIF reach agreement for green hydrogen complex

  

  The Government of Uruguay and the multinational firm HIF Global have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a synthetic fuels project in the department (province) of Paysandú, representing a record-breaking investment of over US$5.3 billion.

• Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 19:25 UTC

  Falklands and South Georgia stand out in WOAH “Devastating Biodiversity Loss” report on HPAI

  

  The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) has released a critical statement on the devastating impact of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) on wildlife populations worldwide. The organization reports that the current panzootic is causing unprecedented ecological disruption and mortality rates across a rapidly expanding range of species.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 14:06 UTC

  No end in sight for São Paulo's water crisis

  

  São Paulo, Latin America's most populous metropolitan area, is facing a historic hydrological crisis as three consecutive years of drought have pushed critical reservoirs to near-depletion. With the Jaguari-Jacareí dam —the primary source for nine million residents— dropping below 18% capacity, authorities have escalated contingency measures to prevent a total system failure.

• Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Severe storms cause havoc in São Paulo

  

  Millions were left without power, and air traffic around the airports of Congonhas and Guarulhos became chaotic after a massive blackout hit São Paulo for more than 24 hours following a severe extratropical cyclone that swept through the metropolitan area.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 19:28 UTC

  Scientists to research life in extreme cold seeps of the Argentine coast with MV Falkor

  

  A team from the US based Schmidt Ocean Institute and its research vessel MV Falkor together with scientists from Argentina will undertake the first and most comprehensive visually guided study of Argentina’s cold seeps, beginning 14th December until 10 January 2026.