Weather tracker: Temperatures plunge in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay
Cold spell expected to push northwards as storm system that has brought torrential rain in Bolivia and Brazil clears A sharp cold spell affecting the...
Category : Environment
Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions
Company’s Starbase launch site in Texas near the Mexican border has seen test failures resulting in large explosions Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has threatened legal...
Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over oil pollution
Residents of Bille and Ogale in Niger delta are suing Shell and subsidiary, but company denies liability Residents of two Nigerian communities who are taking...
Weather tracker: Mexico’s Pacific coast hit by tropical storm and hurricane
Tropical Storm Dalila brings flooding to Acapulco, while Hurricane Erick causes disruption in Oaxaca state While the western Atlantic has experienced a quiet start to...
Female baboons with strong relationship to fathers found to live longer
Study suggests role of male parents may be under-appreciated in some primate species If male baboons were subject to the same kind of cultural commentary...
Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania hit by USAID cuts
US agency had pledged almost $30m over five years to Hope Through Action initiative, which was launched in 2023 The US government funding cuts will...
Episode four: the ambush
The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, recalls the moment that he and others on the search team found Dom and Bruno’s belongings in a...
Weather tracker: Europe and China in midst of record-breaking heat
Temperatures over 40C recorded in Portugal and Spain, while China endures heatwave conditions in high 40s Temperature records for early June are being broken across...
Brazil to auction oil exploration rights months before hosting Cop30
Sale covering 56,000 square miles set to go ahead despite opposition from Indigenous and environmental groups The Brazilian government is preparing to stage an oil...
‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation
New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air New maps have revealed the best “win-win” opportunities...
