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Montevideo, April 25th 2024 - 04:29 UTC

Tag: Climate change

  • Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 09:23 UTC

    Brazil launches platform to spot climate vulnerable terrain

    “Understanding risk and vulnerability helps us adapt to changes in the climate,” Minister Góes said. Photo: REUTERS

    Brazil's Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR) and Microsoft do Brasil Monday launched the ClimaAdapt platform, a tool that uses public data from different environmental agencies to identify regions nationwide particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    UN meeting on climate change kicks off in Chile

    Climate change represents “an unprecedented threat for the whole world,” Minister Rojas warned

    Experts from all over the world convened in Santiago, Chile, Monday for the opening day of a United Nations (UN) week of adaptation to climate change to address impacts and challenges, it was reported.

  • Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:02 UTC

    Brazilian Gov't eyes permanent climate emergency for over 1,000 cities

    “We are living under the effect of climate change that is getting worse every day,” Minister Silva said

    Brazil's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Marina Silva Sunday admitted that President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's administration was considering the possibility of declaring a state of climate emergency in 1,038 municipalities mapped as most vulnerable, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Friday, March 24th 2023 - 02:33 UTC

    Crops revolution: England allows gene-edited food to be developed commercially

    The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments have not permitted the commercial use of gene editing.

    Gene-edited food can now be developed commercially in England following a change in the law, reports BBC. Supporters of the technology say it will speed up the development of hardier crops that will be needed because of climate change.

  • Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Landmark UN Water conference in New York to address climate change and drinking water

    To reach the goal’s targets, the world will need to quadruple its efforts to connect people to safely managed water networks and sanitation systems.

    Leaders will gather this week in New York City for a landmark United Nations conference, an event expected to focus on the rising toll of the climate crisis and the effort to provide clean drinking water to a global population of over 8 billion.

  • Tuesday, March 21st 2023 - 09:51 UTC

    Guterres warns climate bomb ticking

    “Our world needs climate action on all fronts,” Guterres insisted

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Monday in a recorded appearance before a UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that in order to avoid a climate catastrophe, carbon emissions must be halved by 2030 because “the climate bomb is ticking.”

  • Monday, March 20th 2023 - 15:54 UTC

    Antarctic sea ice hitting historic lows

    Scientists need more time to affirm whether this phenomenon is due to climate change or not

    A website specialized in weather news published this past weekend a report stating that Antarctic sea ice reached another historic low after a trend of ice loss in recent years seems to have come to stay because while Antarctic sea ice shows an almost flat trend, the minima appear to have gained on that trend.

  • Saturday, March 18th 2023 - 10:01 UTC

    Alckmin discusses Brazil's ties with European envoy beyond Mercosur

    Alckmin highlighted the Brazilian government's efforts to reposition the country internationally

    Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin met Friday with the European Commission's Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager to discuss the South American country's relations beyond the Mercosur deal, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 08:38 UTC

    Antarctic ice reported to be at an all-time low

    It is not just barely a record low. Climate change is believed to have finally reached Antarctica, which, unlike the Arctic, had been relatively safe due to different geographical conditions

    Antarctic sea ice was reported last Feb. 13 to consist of just 737,000 square miles (1.91 million square kilometers). These figures meant a significant drop from the 741,000 square miles (1.92 million square kilometers) recorded on Feb. 25 last year by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

  • Monday, February 27th 2023 - 07:57 UTC

    US envoy to discuss climate change with Brazilian VP and ministers

    Kerry is also expected to meet with Brazilian lawmakers and civil society leaders between Monday and Tuesday

    United States Presidential Advisor on Climate John Kerry landed in Brasilia Sunday for talks with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (who is also Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services), with Environment and Climate Change Minister Marina Silva, and with Deputy Foreign Minister Maria Laura da Rocha,