Iceland

Official: Brazil will continue to engage in US trade talks and expand its existing agreements with the US

Brazil will pursue trade negotiations Tatiana Prazeres, the Foreign Trade Secretary said that on Thursday, France would continue to work with the U.S. and reaffirm its commitment to multilateralism while seeking ways of expanding its network of agreements. Prazeres, at a Brazil-China Business Council event, said: "Our approach with the U.S. is to negotiate and negotiate. That's what we have been doing." She said that she was committed to increasing sales to Europe, with whom Mercosur hopes to ratify a long awaited agreement. trade deal Export diversification is possible. She noted that Mercosur was also advancing discussions with EFTA -

Environment

Iceland volcano erupts with lava and smoke

Data shows that only seven countries will meet WHO standards for air quality in 2024.

Data showed that only seven countries met the World Health Organization's (WHO) standards for air quality last year. Researchers warned, however, that the fight against smog will become even more difficult after the United States stops its global monitoring. According to data compiled by Swiss air monitoring firm IQAir, Chad and Bangladesh had the highest average smog levels in 2024. These levels were more than 15-times higher than WHO guidelines. IQAir stated that only Australia, New Zealand and the Bahamas made the cut, as did Barbados, Grenada Grenada, Estonia, and Iceland. There are significant data gaps in Asia and Africa

Climate Change

New Zealand inks 'sustainable' trade handle Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland

Unique REPORT-Is climate change lighting a fuse under Iceland's volcanoes?

T oxic sulphurous gas, carrying the telltale reek of rotten eggs, wafted through vents in the high walls of Iceland's Viti crater, while carbon dioxide bubbled to the surface of the milky blue crater lake. Veils of steam wreathed the landscape of loose rock in eerie halflight. Through this prohibiting surface-- Viti is derived from the Icelandic for hell-- Michelle Parks, a volcanologist with the Icelandic Meteorological Office, selected her method towards the water's edge one day last August. With a screen strapped to her hip to warn her if the gases reached harmful levels, she stooped to submerge a

Pollution

Climate scientists caution Nordic ministers of altering Atlantic Ocean present

More than 40 environment scientists are advising Nordic ministers to prevent worldwide warming from triggering a major modification in an Atlantic Ocean present, which could set off abrupt shifts in weather patterns and damage environments. A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Blood circulation, a system of ocean currents that carries warm water into the North Atlantic and offers Europe its mild environment, could put living conditions for people in the Arctic region and beyond at danger, according to the researchers. Such an ocean flow modification would have terrible and irreversible impacts especially for Nordic nations, but also for other

Ukraine concludes long-lasting security handle Sweden and Norway