Environment

Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 08:59 UTC
Falklands, espera que cortafuego detenga incendio en reserva natural que arde desde enero

El gobierno de las Islas Falkland no emprenderá nuevas acciones en el incendio de Isla Bird el cual se sigue consumiendo, muy a pesar de reconocer que se trata “de uno de los incendios espontáneos más importantes en reservas de naturaleza de las Islas Falkland”.
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Friday, September 20th 2024 - 10:06 UTC
Water deficit places Ecuador under “red alert”

A red alert has been declared in several parts of Ecuador hit by an unprecedented drought that resulted among other things in mass power cuts in a country already hit by spreading forest fires.
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Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 10:40 UTC
Uruguayan Air Force C-130 back from firefighting mission in Paraguay

A Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) Hercules C-130 four-engined turboprop aircraft landed back in Montevideo Monday after participating in a firefighting mission in Paraguay. The cooperation consisted mainly of dropping firefighting boxes in the northern Paraguayan Chaco where over 180,000 hectares were engulfed by the flames.
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Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 10:37 UTC
At least 15 dead in Peruvian forest fires

At least 15 people have died as a result of uncontrollable forest fires that have affected 22 of Peru's 24 departments. Peru's National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci) said that the departments of Cuzco, Cajamarca, Huancavelica, and Huánuco were the worst affected areas. In the Amazonas region, authorities are already talking of a “catastrophe” in the midst of a historic drought after three months without rain.
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Monday, September 16th 2024 - 14:51 UTC
Brazil gripped by “climate terrorism,” says Minister Silva

South America's largest country is going through a wave of 21st Century “terrorism” which capitalizes on the high temperatures and low humidity to set large areas on fire damaging people's health, biodiversity and destroying forests, Climate Change Minister Marina Silva sqaid Sunday, Agencia Brasil reported. The official referred to this phenomenon as “climate terrorism.”
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Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 09:28 UTC
Bolivian President to oversee firefighting efforts in Beni

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora will personally oversee firefighting and relief efforts in the department of Beni, where eight of the 19 municipalities are affected by the dense smoke caused by the environmental crisis. Arce will arrive Saturday in the city of Trinidad, the capital of the department where the presence of a Venezuelan team of 61 firefighters and other types of humanitarian aid are also expected.
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Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 10:27 UTC
G20 team approves 10 principles on bioeconomy

A G20 team conferring in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the November Summit bringing together the 20 largest economies in the world, agreed Wednesday on ten principles regarding bioeconomy developments globally, Agencia Brasil reported. The G20 Bioeconomy Initiative (GIB) reached a historic consensus.
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Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 10:18 UTC
Further international help arrives in Bolivia amid unstoppable fires

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Wednesday announced the arrival in the next few hours of firefighting teams from Venezuela, Uruguay, and Peru to combat the current crisis. “On behalf of the Bolivian people, we appreciate these important gestures of solidarity from friendly countries,” Arce wrote on social media.
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Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 09:57 UTC
Brazil: Lula announces creation of National Climate Authority

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that he intended to create a National Climate Authority, Agencia Brasil reported. The new agency's mission would be to deal with extreme natural phenomena. Lula made these remarks in Manaus before dozens of environmental experts, as 61 of the 62 municipalities in the State of Amazonas face an emergency due to the drought.
Tuesday, September 10th 2024 - 08:41 UTC
Virtual schooling adopted in Paraguayan areas hit by wildfires

Paraguayan education authorities decided on Monday to cancel on-site classes in areas affected by heavy smoke and switch to virtual schooling in areas hit by forest fires such as Alto Paraguay and Boquerón.