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...
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...
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...
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...
Climate scientists letter to COP26: a call for full acknowledgement of the science and...
An international group of leading climate scientists urge parties involved in the COP26 negotiations to fully acknowledge the latest and most comprehensive assessment of...
Climate action and just transition (Nature Climate Change)
Climate action is needed across the Global South, with just transition the central priority. Nature Climate Change spoke to Maisa Rojas, associate professor at...
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...
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...
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...
IPCC climate report: Earth is warmer than it’s been in 125,000 years (Nature)
Landmark assessment says that greenhouse gases are unequivocally driving extreme weather — but that nations can still prevent the worst impacts.
By Jeff Tollefson
Modern society’s...
