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CR2 Analysis | COP28 in Dubai: A Glimmer of Hope or Half-Baked Progress?

By Fabrice Lambert, CR2 Associate Researcher The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) concluded in Dubai...

CR2 News Report | Heatwaves and Extreme Roulette. What Does the Summer of 2024...

A study has concluded that heatwaves have increased throughout the country over the past four decades, primarily in the valleys of the central-southern...

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...

Fires Blaze Through South-Central Chile (NASA Earth Observatory)

toked by a summer heat wave and strong winds, widespread fires have been raging through south-central Chile since February 2, 2023. Over the course...

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...

‘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...

Policy brief | Environmental injustice and sacrifice zones: The Puchuncaví case

The socio-environmental history of Puchuncaví, a renowned sacrifice zone located in the Valparaíso Region, Chile, has been reconstructed for the last 136 years. ...

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...

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...

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