A Salt Bath in Bolivia (Nasa Earth Observatory)
Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat (or playa) in the world. For much of the year, it stretches out in a...
Chile increases climate change ambition with targets that simultaneously improve air quality and health...
Chile’s revised Nationally Determined Contribution commits to reducing black carbon emissions by 25% by 2030, providing important benefits for health alongside climate mitigation.
Chile is...
Wildfires burning in Chile are among the deadliest in country’s record (New Scientist)
Fires in central and southern Chile, exacerbated by extreme temperatures and megadrought, have led to at least 26 deaths and burned more than 2700...
Climate change: Temperature analysis shows UN goals ‘within reach’ (BBC)
A new analysis, seen by the BBC, suggests the goals of the UN Paris climate agreement are getting "within reach."
By Matt McGrath
The Climate Action Tracker group...
Puerto Varas Tornado Coincides with the Seasonal Period When Such Phenomena Are Expected in...
A thesis conducted by Victoria Caballero, who holds a master's degree in meteorology and climatology from the University of Chile, and supervised by CR2...
Snow Blanket for the Andes (Nasa Earth Observatory)
As extreme summer heatwaves deepened droughts and fueled wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere, winter storms brewed south of the equator. In July 2022, back-to-back...
Dual Storms in the Andes Mountains (Nasa Earth Observatory)
NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.
With winter looming in South...
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...
CR2 Launches DataClima: A Repository of Platforms and Databases on Climate Conditions in Chile
While scientists in the United States struggle daily to prevent decades of scientific data from being lost, in Chile, the Center for Climate...
