Health & Science

Friday, May 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Pompeii scenario” forecasted for Chile's Chaitén volcano

Chilean authorities are considering the possibility that Chaitén volcano in continuous eruption for over a week might collapse and release a torrent of red-hot pyroclastic material (burning gas and rocks) that could devastate the surrounding area.
Wednesday, May 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Growing fears of a major eruption from the Chaiten volcano

Chilean authorities declared on Tuesday a maximum alert and ordered the complete evacuation of two towns after the Chaiten volcano, erupting nearby, increased its activity, spewing out lava and ash.
Wednesday, May 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Volcanic ashes reach south Buenos Aires and Atlantic Ocean

Ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in Chilean Patagonia has continued to advance into Argentina and the Southern Atlantic Ocean blanketing the city of Bahia Blanca (800 kilometers south of Buenos Aires City) and adjacent areas in the south of the province of Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, May 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chaiten volcano gives no rest and thickens ash blanket

More than 5 000 people had been evacuated in southern Chile, following the eruption of the Chaiten volcano. On Monday, authorities evacuated the town of Futaleufu, some 60 kilometers from the volcano while the remaining residents of the town of Chaiten had left over the weekend.
Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Canadian yacht rescued by ARA east of Falklands

A Canadian solo navigator whose boat suffered a rollover and was heading to the Falkland Islands for repairs was rescued by an Argentine Navy vessel and is ready to return to his hometown of Victoria, according to the latest reports from Argentina and Canada.
Saturday, May 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Erupting volcano ash blanket in Chile moves to Argentina

The Chilean Navy has begun the evacuation of 2.000 people who were forcibly displaced from their villages in southern Chile after a volcano considered dormant for thousands of years became active belching fire and ash, and generating minor earth tremors that continued on Saturday.
Thursday, April 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN warns on biodiversity loss impact for medicine

Finding treatments for cancer, thinning bone disease and kidney failure are at risk due to biodiversity loss, a ground-breaking new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) book cautioned.
Thursday, April 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Poor countries have yet “to benefit from trade liberalization”

Landlocked and least developed countries (LDCs) have been further marginalized as a result of trade liberalization, which has led to increased growth in many parts of the world, a senior United Nations official has said.
Sunday, April 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina; Smoke cloud engulfs Buenos Aires for 5th day

President Cristina Fernandez surveyed more than 200 raging brush fires by air, vowing to prosecute anyone who lit the blazes that have sent smoke billowing across the capital, clouding highways and grounding jetliners.
Saturday, April 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Choking Buenos Aires with no relief unless weather changes

With no forecasts of change, smoke blanketing Buenos Aires and extending to neighboring Uruguay has thickened forcing local authorities to close airports, major highways and declare a yellow alert in many hospitals.