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...
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...
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...
Environmentalists in Chile Are Hoping to Replace the Country’s Pinochet-Era Legal Framework With an...
A draft now being debated, which must be completed by July 5 and ratified in a national vote before September, would recognize the climate...
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...
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...
Scientists react: What are the key new insights from the IPCC’s WG1 report? (Carbon...
The new report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) marks the latest comprehensive effort by the world’s climate scientists to summarise...
‘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...
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...
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...
