Central and South America
Colombia’s capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists
A drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials in Bogotá to ration water in most neighborhoods and ask...
Elon Musk, Argentine president see eye-to-eye on boosting free markets, lithium
Billionaire Elon Musk and Argentina's President Javier Milei promised to work together to promote free markets. They also discussed lithium, seen as key...
Brazil’s Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon
Brazil’s Yanomami people asked the Pope Francis to back efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest, a crucial buffer against climate change.
Jellyfish invade Venezuelan waters, worrying fishermen
Venezuela's environment ministry attributes a surge of the invasive cannonball jellyfish to warming waters from climate change, decline in predators.
Bogota, Colombia, restricts water as reservoirs hit ‘critical’ lows
Two key reservoirs supplying Bogota's water have hit record low levels since the 1980s due to climate phenomenon El Nino
Despite gains in Brazil, forest destruction still ‘stubbornly’ high: report
The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere...
Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain, analysis shows
SAO PAULO – Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world’s woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to...
Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people
RIO DE JANEIRO – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living...
