Highest weather station in the Andes will help scientists search for climate answers (National...

The newly installed station will help Chile understand a historic drought with no signs of easing. Tupungato is one of the tallest mountains in Chile...

Chilean Volcano Low on Snow (Nasa Earth Observatory)

Pucón, Chile, is a popular summertime destination tucked between a glacier-carved lake and snow-capped volcano. Visible from nearly anywhere in the town, the stark-white...

Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate...

By Diego Laje, Anthony Faiola and Ana Vanessa Herrero   BUENOS AIRES — Sergio Koci’s sunflower farm in the lowlands of northern Argentina has survived decades...

The 4 biggest lessons from the latest IPCC climate report (Popular Science)

The new IPCC report underscores the need for swift climate action. By Ula Chrobak The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change doesn’t hedge in its latest assessment...

Webinar “Global Cooperation for the Environment: Policy, Technology, and Action” (Wilson Center)

To celebrate 50 years since the founding of Earth Day, the Wilson Center invites you to join us for a reflection on global cooperation...

Atmospheric Tales: Building climate resilience in South American cities (Spotify)

In this episode we discuss inequalities and segregation as drivers of climate risks and vulnerability. Participative decision-making — listening to citizens during the planning...

‘We beg God for water’: Chilean lake turns to desert, sounding climate change alarm...

The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was until twenty years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water...

Strict caps must be set on fossil fuel extraction to meet climate goals, study...

By Nicoletta Lanese Nearly 60% of the world’s oil and methane gas reserves and 90% of its coal reserves must remain in the ground by...

Not all mangroves are equal (Mangrove Alliance)

Improving carbon baseline estimations with high-resolution remote sensing analyses. Panama has decided to put Nature-based Solutions at the core of its climate strategy, with Blue...

Guest post: How COP26 finally recognised the latest IPCC climate science (Carbon Brief)

As climate scientists involved in the first part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth assessment report (AR6), and with several of...

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