Now there’s a basic guide for understanding volcano activity. 

The threat of a plague in Latin America has triggered the global alert as scientists fight to save the banana.  In PáginaSIETE of La Paz Bethlehem Delgado wrote of Raza Tropical 4, known as Panama disease, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum, which has spread in recent years from Asia to Africa. Faced with the threat

President Rafael Correa insists that technology and knowledge to fight climate change should be declared “global public goods” to ensure their free access to all countries. 

Uruguay has a “controversial” plan for combating climate change.

There are tons of trash in the rivers and the poor management of urban waste causes complex dredging and channeling of the tributaries in Panama City.

The construction of a solar project, known as the largest solar PV plant in Latin America is supposed to start in 2015.

Scientists in Costa Rica who are studying the link between snake bites and weather variations in the Central American nation of Costa Rica have reportedly identified a correlation. 

Argentina has proposed an ambitious environmental plan at the UN in the hopes of dialing back its carbon emissions over the next 14 years. 

El Salvador is pledging half of its sovereign territory to forestland as it attempts to reverse decades of environmental damage. 

Warnings abound regarding prolonged droughts and an increase in temperatures.