Environment

Climate change threatens satellite stability

A recent study published in the journal Nature Sustainability reveals that climate change not only impacts Earth, but also the stability of satellites. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) determined that the increase in greenhouse gases is...

Wetlands in Argentina: conservation status and threats

Wetlands in Argentina are currently threatened by the loss and degradation of their surface. Like in the rest of the world, these unique ecosystems face difficulties mainly related to human action. They are regions of enormous biological richness, to the...

Under threat of intentional fires, indigenous people in Bolivia reforest their burned jungle.

The **dry forest of Chiquitania**, located in **Bolivia** and bordering **Brazil**, is slowly beginning to recover after being burned in the most devastating forest fires in its history. Amid this **devastating scenario**, the women of Santa Ana de Velasco, a...

Lithium: call to protect the Salinas del Diamante in Mendoza

In the face of the possibility of advancing in the extraction of lithium in a protected area of Mendoza, the Salinas del Diamante, alarms have been raised in the area. For some months now, an ambitious project driven by Australian...

The final journey of cruise ships: ship graveyards and their toxic hazards

Have you ever wondered what happens to the **gigantic cruise ships** and **megaships** at the end of their service life? Most of these huge vessels end up being dismantled in a few locations, especially in countries in **South Asia**,...

The drama of the Atacama Desert due to lithium extraction

The drama of the Atacama Desert in Chile, already with scarce amounts of water, is deepened by the extraction of lithium. This is a highly invasive activity that puts at risk the fragile ecosystem of the desert, its wildlife, and...

Blue lagoons in the desert: a unique annual spectacle

Is it possible to find blue lagoons in the middle of a white sand desert? This fascinating phenomenon occurs every year in the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, located in the northeast of Brazil. In this area, the dunes fill with...

Collision between two ships causes disaster in the North Sea due to airplane fuel spill

At least 37 people were rescued this Monday after the collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker that caused the spill of aviation fuel off the coast of the United Kingdom. Additionally, according to The Times citing...

Drought threatens Patagonian lakes: an ecosystem in crisis

Climate change and inadequate management of water resources are causing the disappearance of lakes in the Patagonian region of Argentina. An emblematic case is that of Lake Colhué Huapi, located in southern Chubut, which completely dried up in less...

13 years ago: The CONICET report that foreshadowed the floods in Bahía Blanca

In 2012, the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) anticipated floods when they carried out a study on urban hydrography, concluding that water accumulates rapidly in the city during intense rainfall. Early last Friday morning, Bahía Blanca</strong was hit...

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The urban grasslands of the AMBA: a crucial ecosystem hidden at risk due to lack of management

Although it is often thought that nature is far from urban environments, in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires...