Tag: Climate change

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Iceberg calving in Antarctica and underwater tsunamis that alter ecosystems

  

  Ice in Antarctica flows to the coast along glacier-filled valleys. While some ice melts into the ocean, a lot breaks off into icebergs, which range in size from small chunks up to the size of a country.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Climate change consequences drastically cutting Argentina's winter and summer crops

  

  Climate change reality has caught up with Argentina with mounting uncertainties about summer crops, since the sowing of soybeans and corn is already below 40% of last year, already diminished.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 16:27 UTC

  COP27 ends in “historical” deal short of Europe's goals

  

  Delegates from the world over agreed Sunday on the need that wealthier nations should provide loss and damage funding to the countries most affected by climate change.

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Lula to enforce international climate-related agreements

  

  Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday pledged to enforce the international climate-related agreements once he takes office on Jan. 1 while advocating for global governance regarding these matters.

• Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  New discoveries in Antarctica shed light on climate change's impact

  

  Researchers from Imperial College London have described a recent discovery in Antarctica as a clear sign of the loss of ice as a consequence of climate change. In their expert opinion, the newly-found 460-kilometer-long (285 miles) river under the Antarctic ice has accelerated the loss of ice mass.

• Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:18 UTC

  Lula wants to host COP30, announces Ministry of Indigenous People

  

  Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced during his appearance at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, that he will create a ministry of native peoples so that indigenous people “are not treated as bandits.”

• Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  Paraguay not bowing to global pressure against cattle farming

  

  Paraguay's delegation attending the COP27 climate summit at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh Tuesday announced that the South American country would not endorse any collective statement curbing livestock farming.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  The Red Ensign Group at the Amsterdam Superyacht Forum

  

  Evolve or repeat – the stark message of this year’s Superyacht Forum – will see members of the Red Ensign Group (REG) (*) driving forward discussions about the future of the industry.

• Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Falklands residents demand “local and world leaders tackle climate change”

  

  In the light and spirit of COP27 a group of Falklands residents have organized a demonstration to “demand action from leaders, both locally and worldwide to tackle the natural disasters we currently face,” organizer Mark McLeod told Penguin News. The demonstration will take place at the Jetty Centre at midday on Saturday November 12.

• Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  New satellite monitoring of whales in South Atlantic underway

  

  The 7th edition of the whale satellite monitoring program by the Argentine branch of the Wildlife Conservation Society started the monitoring of 22 specimens in the Atlantic Ocean to obtain data on the life cycle of the southern right whale species, it was reported.