South Korea will host the 49th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and the 29th Committee for Environmental Protection in Incheon in May next year, marking the first time in 32 years it has hosted the event.
Seven shipping containers, including one with diesel and others with rubbish, broke off from an Antarctic ice shelf during a storm and drifted on a newly formed iceberg. While some waste was salvaged, the fuel container is presumed to have leaked, posing an environmental risk.
Seven shipping containers, including one with diesel and others with rubbish, broke off from Antarctica's coast on an iceberg. German officials are assessing environmental impact, with fuel leakage a major concern.
China and Russia blocked efforts at an Antarctic Treaty meeting in Japan to designate the emperor penguin as a "Specially Protected Species," despite scientific warnings of extinction by 2100 due to climate change. Conservation groups expressed frustration over the stalled progress.
