Brazil Bomb Cyclone Puts 214 Cities on Red Alert
The Brazil bomb cyclone has put 214 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul under a red alert, with gusts above...
August 6, 2026Section
Environment
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Puerto Rico Drought Emergency 2026 Triggers Water Rationing
Puerto Rico's governor declared a drought emergency, activating the National Guard and ordering 48-hour water rationing across parts of the...
August 3, 2026
Families ‘Trapped’ by Sigma Lithium Win a Court Ruling in Brazil
A Brazilian court backed families who say a Sigma Lithium mine traps them behind its gates, ordering an independent road,...
July 11, 2026
São Paulo’s Cantareira Is ‘a Month of Water’ Behind Last Year
São Paulo's Cantareira reservoir is a month of water short of last year and on alert, yet the wider system...
July 11, 2026
JBS Drops 2040 Net-Zero Goal After a Greenwashing Settlement
JBS scrapped its 2040 net-zero goal, cutting Scope 3 emissions that are over 90% of its footprint. A $1.1m US...
July 11, 2026
China’s Squid Fleet Shifts to Chile, Alarming Its Fishermen
The Chinese fishing fleet shifted from Peru to Chile, with port calls topping 100. Iquique fishermen say squid vanished for...
July 7, 2026
Atafona, the Brazilian Town the Sea Is Swallowing
Atafona Brazil is losing its coast to the Atlantic at three metres a year, with about five hundred buildings gone...
July 6, 2026
Why So Many Latin American Schools Sit Near Toxic Sites
A new map finds millions of Latin American children study near toxic sites, from Bogotá to Lima, exposing how little...
June 26, 2026
Brazil’s Biggest Bauxite Mine Wins License to Keep Digging to 2041
Brazil's largest bauxite producer, MRN, has won an Ibama license to open new Amazon mines and keep the country's aluminum...
June 23, 2026