Water Crisis in Chile: Are We Close to Day Zero?
The water crisis in the central and southern basins of Chile over the past decade has been mainly caused by mega-drought and climate...
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...
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.
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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...
Policy brief CR2 | Rural Women and Water Management: Towards Gender-Responsive Water Security in...
Macarena Salinas, Training Coordinator at CR2; Isaura Becker, Ph.D. Candidate in Social Sciences at the University of Tarapacá; María Christina Fragkou, Adjunct Researcher at...
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...
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...
Rare Peek at Patagonia in Winter (Nasa Earth Observatory)
In southern South America, clouds often rule the skies. But in June 2020, just the right weather patterns were in place to provide a...
Analysis | The crucial role of satellite products in observing the Earth from space...
By Deniz Bozkurt, associate researcher (CR)2, and Roberto Rondanelli, associate researcher (CR)2 and academic DGF-FCFM Universidad de Chile.
Observation of Earth processes is vital to...
A Strained Water System in Chile (Nasa Earth Observatory)
Intense droughts lasting a year or two are common in Chile and other countries with Mediterranean climates. But the drought currently gripping central Chile—which...
