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...
You Asked 1,000 Questions about Peatlands, and Our Bog Experts Answered (Some of) Them...
We asked for questions about the amazing carbon-storage capabilities of peatlands, and how these ecosystems keep the planet breathing. Readers sent us more than...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
From Australia to Chile and Gran Canaria, greetings from the fire frontlines (The Correspondent)
Three countries, three stories of survival. Our postcards from the fire frontlines show how communities have responded to climate disasters.
In Valparaíso, Chile, wildfires besieged...
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...
