South American rainforests are one of the world’s largest carbon sinks, taking billions of metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere every year. But this ability has waned as global temperatures have risen. A recent study published in Nature Climate Change showed that...
Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service hosted a delegation of government and private sector representatives from Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay who traveled to the Washington, D.C., area to learn about sustainable, climate-smart agricultural...
Frankfurt, Brussels (6/10 – 27) While Tajik authorities have not been able to lay their hands on their activist opponents living in Europe, they are able to turn the screws on their families and relatives, back in the old country. The recent case of arrest of family members took place...
Early spring heat in South America was at least 100 times more likely due to human-caused climate change, a new study out yesterday from World Weather Attribution scientists has concluded. The analysis found that while El Niño may have had some influence, “climate change was the main...
As part of its Theater Maintenance Partnership Initiative, or TMPI, Southcom will work with South American partner and allied nations to develop maintenance expertise, which runs the gamut from equipment-level maintenance all the way to life-cycle management, said Marine Corps Lt. Col...
