Peru’s University of Engineering and Technology, known for building the world’s first potable water-producing billboard, has come up with another ingenious invention: a billboard to reduce air pollution. 

A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on air quality in 1,600 cities in the world found that Cochabamba is one of the most polluted regions, (although Lima is worse.) 

Environmental authorities are seeking support from the community to combat a species. 

The recently launched “Blue Pampa” project is a ten-year “strategic initiative” that aims to research Argentina’s South Atlantic resources in five different areas to ensure conservation and management, while reinforcing Argentine claims of sovereignty. 

Severe drought in northern Colombia has left the area in a state of emergency.   The situation in the municipio of Riohacha, northern Colombia, has left a trail of destruction and has been declared a “public disaster” by its Mayor Rafael Ceballos Sierra. 

The Peruvian Finance Ministry said that the government has approved a legislative package that is to provide about 3 billion soles ($1.07 billion) in investments for the prevention of natural disasters. 

Brazil has authorized the use of the genetically modified version of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in its fight against Dengue Fever, which infected 1.5 million Brazilians last year and caused 545 deaths. 

In Costa Rican agriculture, coffee production is responsible for 25% of carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.  In order to reduce this percentage, a new project aims to help 800 coffee farmers reduce their carbon emissions without affecting production and competitiveness. 

At least 12 people were killed and 2,000 houses destroyed by a fire that devastated parts of the Chilean port city of Valparaiso, as authorities evacuated thousands and sent in aircraft to battle the blaze. 

Most models developed by scientists indicate that El Niño will be back in a few months, with increased subsurface water temperatures in the tropical Pacific to levels that typically precede the arrival of this phenomenon.