Mawün NRT: New platform to measure precipitation in real-time
This free and publicly accessible web service allows monitoring of the intensity and spatial distribution of precipitation events in continental Chile.
By: CR2 Communications
The Water...
International meeting strengthened ties between students from New Zealand and Chile
The activity was part of the Winds of Change program, which seeks to share knowledge about climate change and sustainability between both countries.
This Monday,...
Devastating blazes prompt Chile to confront fire risk (EcoAméricas)
Wildfires in the Valparaíso region of cen tral Chile produced the country’s highest human death toll from a natural disaster since its 2010 earthquake,...
Chile’s Valparaíso hills on fire (Science)
Although naturally occurring wildfires have been infrequent in Chile (1), human-caused ignitions, flammable plantations, and prolonged droughts now make the region one of the...
The diploma course “Climate Change Actions at Regional and Local Level” is now underway,...
The diploma is part of the project "Action, territory and climate" of the Ministry of Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
Did Climate Change Worsen Chile’s Wildfires? Not This Time, Researchers Say (The New York...
A rapid analysis didn’t find the fingerprints of global warming on the February blazes, but risks are still rising overall as the planet heats.
Climate...
11 CR2 researchers are awarded 2024 Regular Fondecyt projects.
Gustavo Blanco, Deniz Bozkurt, Duncan Christie, René Garreaud, Patricio Moreno, Ariel Muñoz, Raúl O'Ryan, Axel Osses, Mauricio Osses, Rodrigo Seguel, and Rocío Urrutia-Jalabert...
Andes Snowpack Hangs On (Earth Observatory)
Snowy mountains serve as natural “water towers” in some parts of the world, storing vital fresh water in frozen form during cool, wet times...
Pilar Moraga is the new director of CR2
The researcher from the Governance and Science-Policy Interface research line becomes the fourth director of CR2 since the center's inception in 2013.
By CR2 Communications
Pilar...
Researchers from CR2 awarded Fondecyt Initiation projects for 2024
The research projects led by Camila Álvarez-Garretón, Estela Blanco, Cecilia Ibarra, Javier Lopatin, and Alejandro Miranda have been granted funding by the Subdirectorate of...
