News of climate

FLOODING

Over 3,000 people evacuated in Uruguay and Entre Río province

18-06-2019 14:03 Widespread flooding in the region forces hundreds of families from their homes just days after historic blackout.

SCIENCE

Prominent Argentine biologist wins prestigious prize for scientific research

05-06-2019 17:03 Sandra Myrna Díaz, who graduated in Biology at the National University of Cordoba and specialises in botany, recognised for pioneering work on how biodiversity can counter climate change.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate activists call for action in Latin America

27-05-2019 15:43 Climate change activists in Latin America rallied for action on global warming this weekend, heeding a call by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg to hold demonstrations across the world.

TORRENTIAL FLOODING

Devastating floods to shave up to US$2 billion off GDP

17-01-2019 18:30 Heavy rains could keep coming for weeks, with thousands having already been displaced by devastating flooding.

CLIMATE CHANGE

The knife-edge path our world is on could lead to disaster in just 11 years

20-10-2018 08:43 The story is not the same this time around. Let’s just say: this is serious.

by Andrew Graham-Yooll

CLIMATE CHANGE

Stark new UN report on global warming sounds life-ordeath warning

13-10-2018 09:19 IPCC report warns that time is running out to avert climate-induced disaster, with its authors calling for a complete transformation not just of the global economy, but of society too.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

‘This is the last chance to get things right’ on global warming

13-10-2018 09:08 IPCC member and CONICET researcher Carolina Vera on why Argentina and the world must take action on global warming – and fast.

by Fermin Koop

ENVIRONMENT

A surfer’s fight against plastic waste starts to pay off

09-06-2018 10:27 Nearly a decade ago, Gastón Caminata decided to do something about the trash on the beaches near his home in Argentina. But while the difference can be seen today, he says much more must be done.

by Charles Newbery

MEDELLÍN BIODIVERSITY MEETING

Report: Humanity imperiled by global abuse of natural resources

23-03-2018 14:17 Human activity has driven animals and plants into decline in every region of the world, putting our own well-being at risk by over-harvesting and polluting, a comprehensive species survey warned Friday.

United States politics

Interview: Ex-Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm on the state of US politics today

12-03-2018 19:21 The state's first female chief executive sat down with the Buenos Aires Times to discuss media bias, immigration, gun control, the 2016 election and more.

by Jacob Meschke

G20 Presidency

Mainstream policy and the fractured being

03-02-2018 11:42 Cambiemos’ top brass is ideologically convinced of the perils of climate change and the unfairness of the global tax system. Yet, Argentina’s biggest bet in its search for an economically viable energy system is Vaca Muerta, the world’s second largest field of shale gas.

by Agustino Fontevecchia