Geopolitically and geographically, all of Panama - including the segment east of the Panama Canal in the isthmus - is typically included in North America alone and among the countries of Central America. (wikipedia.org)
The southern continent of the Americas, South America is bordered on the east and north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and on the northwest by the Caribbean Sea and North America. (answers.com)
Latin America a2
March 14, 2023 - With avian influenza A H5 outbreaks in wild birds and poultry spreading to Latin America and the Caribbean, public health and animal experts are gathering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week to talk about improving the region's capacity to detect and respond to these outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
As of March 10, 2023, clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses have been detected in 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the United States and Canada. (cdc.gov)
America's5
This article is adapted from On Dangerous Ground: America's Century in the South China Sea by Gregory B. Poling (Oxford University Press, 336 pp., .95, July 2022). (foreignpolicy.com)
Busch takes issue with the book for not addressing South America's growing economic ties to China. (brooklynrail.org)
Busch would like to know whether South America's increasingly close economic relationship with China will give rise to "classically colonial trade policies" which encouraged great social inequities in the past. (brooklynrail.org)
While researching my book, I interviewed Gonzalo Sánchez Paz, a lecturer in international affairs at George Washington University and an expert on South America's ties to Asia. (brooklynrail.org)
Brazil-based Grupo Mantiqueira-South America's largest egg producer-recently developed N.Ovo, a vegan egg replacer, to meet the growing demand for plant-based products in the region. (vegnews.com)
Ecuador1
The first human infection with these H5N1 viruses in South America occurred in Ecuador in January 2023. (cdc.gov)
Contemporary H5N1 viruses belonging to clade 2.3.4.4b have been circulating widely globally for years but gaining ground in North American birds and poultry beginning in May of 2022. (cdc.gov)
I am ready to visit South Amerika in 2022 year but I dont know how to rebook my flight tickets for 2022 in flyTAP. (fodors.com)
Brazil7
Brazil is by far the most populous South American country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and Peru. (wikipedia.org)
Brazil is the largest country in South America, covering a little less than half of the continent's land area and encompassing around half of the continent's population. (wikipedia.org)
Brazil produces relatively small quantities of coal in its southern states, while areas in northwestern Venezuela and south of Concepción in Chile also have coal mines that once supplied fuel for steamships. (britannica.com)
South America is generally deficient in nickel, chromite (chromium ore), and cobalt, although small quantities of all these minerals are found along with other industrial trace minerals in the central Andes of Peru, in several areas of eastern Brazil, and in the central and northern Argentine Andes. (britannica.com)
But because Brazil is very big and the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America, we face a big language barrier. (noupe.com)
To abate this problem, we have downscaled three GCMs with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to 50 km horizontal resolution over South America, and 10 km resolution for central Chile, Peru and southern Brazil. (springer.com)
Andean3
The remaining countries and territories are divided among four subregions: the Andean states, Caribbean South America, The Guianas, and the Southern Cone. (wikipedia.org)
Andean peaks, Amazonian rainforest, Patagonian glaciers, Incan ruins, white-sand beaches and vertiginous nightlife: the wonders of South America set the stage for incredible adventures. (lonelyplanet.com)
Peru's most important deposits are found in the country's central Andean ranges near Yauricocha, Morococha, Casapalca, Cerro de Pasco , and Huarón, as well as in the south, where the Toquepala mine opened in 1960. (britannica.com)
Continent's1
Most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated. (wikipedia.org)
Puerto Rico1
As of January 15, 2016, local transmission had been identified in at least 14 countries or territories in the Americas, including Puerto Rico (See Pan American Health Organization [PAHO] link below for countries and territories in the Americas with Zika virus transmission). (cdc.gov)
Continent5
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. (wikipedia.org)
It can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called America. (wikipedia.org)
The Dutch ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao), the islands of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad Island and Tobago Island etc.), the State of Nueva Esparta, and the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela sit on the northern portion of the South American continental shelf and are sometimes considered parts of the continent. (wikipedia.org)
South America is a vast continent with a limited travel infrastructure and getting form A to B can take a lot longer than you might expect. (fodors.com)
Colombia1
Colombia exports coal from La Guajira Peninsula and the lower Magdalena River basin south of Barranquilla, and Argentina has limited quantities of good-quality coal at El Turbio in the extreme south. (britannica.com)
Scarcity1
There has been a scarcity of regional climate change studies for South America, partly due to lack of available high quality and continuous climate and hydrological data at high resolution (Magrin et al. (springer.com)
Health Organization1
A workshop organized jointly by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Pan American Foot and Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA), will help participants hone their work in surveillance, early detection, and response to animal-human spread of flu, especially avian flu. (cdc.gov)
Outbreaks1
With the recent outbreaks in the Americas, the number of Zika virus disease cases among travelers visiting or returning to the United States likely will increase. (cdc.gov)
2020 ) found that CORDEX RCMs simulated more realistic precipitation fields in several regions in South America compared to their driving GCMs. (springer.com)
World's1
South America contains about one-fifth of the world's iron ore reserves. (britannica.com)
Country2
I am among those who thought that with the death of Chavez the country would take another turn. (lu.se)
What does this mean for the country-for the people living there, and for Latin America in a larger context? (lu.se)
Portuguese1
Given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of South Americans speak Spanish or Portuguese, and societies and states are rich in Western traditions. (wikipedia.org)
In order to spur the creation of a so-called "multi-polar" world South American nations have indeed boosted exports to China. (brooklynrail.org)
Climate2
2016 ) and the Europe-South America Network for Climate Change Assessment and Impact Studies (CLARIS) (Boulanger et al. (springer.com)
2010 ), have led to an increase in the number of publications devoted to regional climate modelling studies over South America in recent years (Ambrizzi et al. (springer.com)
Countries1
These resources found in South America have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. (wikipedia.org)
Region2
RESEARCH LETTERS and South America were shown to share 2 lineages specimens from wildlife from the region, corre- found exclusively on those continents ( 3 ), provi- sponded to S . mansoni ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
In this article, we'll showcase a bit of what we've been doing here in South America, identifying trends within the region, if any exist. (noupe.com)
Resources1
Right now South America is trying to recover from the social catastrophe of the past twenty years and sees China as a convenient market for its raw resources. (brooklynrail.org)
Visit this page for a list of current South American ski & snowboard package options. (powderhounds.com)
Heart1
Get to the heart of South America with one of our in-depth, award-winning guidebooks, covering maps, itineraries, and expert guidance. (lonelyplanet.com)
In reflecting on these U.S. commitments, Austin returned to one issue more than any other: the South China Sea. (foreignpolicy.com)
In this, Austin was the latest in a long line of U.S. officials going back decades to highlight alliance credibility and defense of maritime law as the primary American interests in the South China Sea. (foreignpolicy.com)
Simply to address the current trajectory of the left in South America and its distancing from the u.s. required a huge effort, though to be sure China will be a serious concern in the not too distant future. (brooklynrail.org)
In the piece I discussed Argentina's increasingly close economic ties to China, which has contributed to political and social tensions in the South American nation. (brooklynrail.org)
Nations1
Powerful narratives often describe Latin American nations as fundamentally mestizo. (oxbowbooks.com)
Political1
The fluctuation in the price of commodities in the international markets has led historically to major highs and lows in the economies of South American states, often causing extreme political instability. (wikipedia.org)
Virus1
Changes in influenza and other respiratory virus of this parasite in South America. (cdc.gov)
Experts1
During the course of my travels to South America I had extensive conversations with experts, activists, and government officials about this exact point, though for reasons of space it proved difficult to really delve into the issue. (brooklynrail.org)
Author1
5. Chow EJ, Casto AM, Roychoudhury P, Han PD, Xie H, Author affiliations: Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Pfau B, et al. (cdc.gov)