News of weather

Argentine grain harvests threatened by persistent drought

16-01-2023 17:53 Drought fears realised as Argentina loses half of soybean crop in main growing area; Experts warn that "economic losses will be substantial," with grain exports expected to slump by 21% in "best-case" scenario.

AGRICULTURE

Agricultural producers count the cost of prolonged drought

04-11-2022 10:05 As much as 75% of agricultural land has been affected by drought, as a La Niña weather pattern persists and the effects of climate change intensify.

ENVIRONMENT

Severe storms swell Iguazú falls to 10 times normal flow

13-10-2022 17:09 Closures as famed Iguazú waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Brazil have registered 10 times their usual water volume after heavy rains.

Bloomberg

World food prices post biggest decline since 2008 in July

05-08-2022 20:39 Global food prices fell the most since 2008 after concerns over supplies of grains and vegetable oils eased as Ukraine moved toward restarting exports.

WEATHER PROBLEMS

Blizzard strands 200, prompts evacuations in Andes near Argentina-Chile border

10-07-2022 17:43 Some 200 people, mostly tourists and truckers, were stranded Sunday by a fierce snowstorm in the Andes mountains near the Argentina-Chile border, with temperatures plunging well below freezing, local officials said.

DISASTER IN BRAZIL

Race to find survivors after Brazil floods, landslides kill 104

17-02-2022 15:28 Rescuers raced against the clock Thursday to find survivors among the mud and wreckage caused by devastating flash floods and landslides that killed 104 people in the picturesque Brazilian city of Petrópolis.

Tragedy in Rio de Janeiro state

Torrential rain kills 44 in Brazil tourist town of Petrópolis

16-02-2022 13:00 At least 44 people have been killed after devastating flash floods and landslides hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis.

SOARING TEMPERATURES

700,000 left without power in Argentina as temperatures soar

11-01-2022 23:12 Approximately 700,000 users across Greater Buenos Aires suffered a lengthy power cut on Tuesday as temperatures hit sweltering highs, soaring above 40 degrees Celsius.

Bloomberg

La Niña is set to deliver drought to Argentina's soybean crop

29-11-2021 20:50 La Niña is set to wreak havoc during Argentina’s upcoming summer, when soybean and corn plants will be growing across the Pampas farm belt.

ENVIRONMENT

Greenhouse gas levels reach record high amid COP26 worries

25-10-2021 15:00 Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said on Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit.

BLOOMBERG

Priciest food since 1970s is a big challenge for governments

15-09-2021 10:41 Governments across the world know that rising food costs can come with a political price. The dilemma is whether they can do enough to prevent having to pay it.

Climate change

UN: Weather, climate disasters surge fivefold in 50 years

01-09-2021 15:33 On average, a disaster linked to weather, climate and water extremes has thus occurred every single day over the past 50 years, killing 115 people and causing US$202 million in daily losses, according to new report.

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UN confirms 18.3 degrees Celsius record heat in Antarctica

01-07-2021 14:33 Record heat was reached at Argentina's Esperanza research station on the Antarctic Peninsula on February 6, 2020.

News of weather

Argentine grain harvests threatened by persistent drought

Agricultural producers count the cost of prolonged drought

Severe storms swell Iguazú falls to 10 times normal flow

World food prices post biggest decline since 2008 in July

Blizzard strands 200, prompts evacuations in Andes near Argentina-Chile border

Race to find survivors after Brazil floods, landslides kill 104

Torrential rain kills 44 in Brazil tourist town of Petrópolis

700,000 left without power in Argentina as temperatures soar

La Niña is set to deliver drought to Argentina's soybean crop

Greenhouse gas levels reach record high amid COP26 worries

Priciest food since 1970s is a big challenge for governments

UN: Weather, climate disasters surge fivefold in 50 years

UN confirms 18.3 degrees Celsius record heat in Antarctica

Lucio Dupuy trial: Mother, partner found guilty of killing five-year-old

Hauke Hartmann: ‘In the last decade we have seen authoritarian populism emerge with tougher autocracies’

Publisher brings LatAm's best lit to English-speaking audiences

Argentina’s latest unorthodox tool to combat inflation: Artificial intelligence

Guy Standing: ‘A basic income is a right of every individual in every society’

El "cometa verde" visto desde Argentina, en su primera visita a la Tierra en 50.000 años

Impactante sismo en Turquía y Siria: se desplomaron edificios enteros y hay más de 150 muertos

“En Dominique observo parecidos con Mónica Cahen D’Anvers”, explica Eduardo Metzger

Jorge Asís: “Massa y Larreta es casi como Thompson & Williams”

Una niña encontró restos de dos gliptodontes, el animal prehistórico que captó la atención de Darwin