Health & Science

• Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Former Chilean president named special envoy on climate change

  

  The former president of Chile, the first woman Prime Minister of Norway and the President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly were named on Monday Special Envoys for Climate Change by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has made the issues one of his top priorities.

• Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Climate Change Meeting Opens In Thailand

  

  Delegates at a major climate meeting debated Monday how to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions that could threaten hundreds of millions with hunger and disease in the coming decades.

• Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Britain: Homes damaged in quake

  

  Several families remain in emergency accommodation after an earthquake struck a corner of Britain, causing power cuts and damaging dozens of home.

• Sunday, April 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Deadly quake and “mini tsunami” strike south Chile

  

  Search and rescue efforts continued in Region XI Sunday, one day after a substantial earthquake and subsequent “mini tsunami” struck near the towns of Puerto Aysén and Puerto Chacabuco. So far authorities have located the bodies of three people who were swept away Saturday by massive waves in the Aysén Fjord. Seven others are still missing.

• Thursday, April 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Global Warming Threatens Natural Wonders

  An environmental group said Thursday some of the world's greatest natural treasures are threatened with destruction because of global warming - from the Great Barrier Reef to the Amazon rain forests and the unique ecosystem of the Mexican desert.

• Saturday, March 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Floods in Argentina leave 11 dead and 55.000 evacuees

  

  Persistent rainfall and floods in central and east Argentina have killed eleven people and forced the evacuation of at least 50.000 according to the latest Saturday official reports from the affected provinces.

• Thursday, March 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Fidel Castro published article to criticize US biofuels policies

  

  Ending eight months of silence, ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro published an article in Cuban state media Thursday criticizing US environmental policies. The article published in the Cuban Communist Party Daily Granma was the first attempt by Castro, who is recuperating from intestinal surgery, to comment on international issues since he was taken ill in July 2006.

• Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Climate change impact in Chile “may not be so severe”

  

  A panel of experts from the University of Chile has suggested that the impact of climate change may not be so severe in Chile as in other parts of the world. They reason that the strong influence of the Pacific Ocean on the country may well help mitigate the effects of global warming.

• Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  “Parallel push” to combat climate change and ozone depletion

  

  The head of the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, has applauded the findings of a new study that calls for a “parallel push” to fight climate change and also to decrease chemicals harming the ozone layer which shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet light.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina strides ahead in the elimination of FAM

  

  Argentina recovered this week its status of free from foot and mouth disease, FAM, with vaccination according to the country's Agro-food sanitary office, Senasa. Argentina suffered a limited FAM outbreak a year ago in the northern province of Corrientes.