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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
Analysis CR2 | Extreme Heat in Sight? Heat Waves, Wildfires, and Red Tide
Martín Jacques Coper, Principal Researcher of the Center for Climate Science and Resilience CR2, and Christian Segura, CR2 Data Analyst
Recent research has identified...
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...
Policy Brief CR2 | Drought Indices for Monitoring Water Deficits in Chilean River Flows
Oscar M. Baez-Villanueva, Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab (H-CEL), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini, associate researcher CR2; Diego G. Miralles, Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab (H-CEL), Ghent...
