The climate phenomena known as El Nino and La Nina, which bring waves of heat, cold, rain or drought, will be more frequent and extreme in coming years, after South America suffered the most ...

Extreme El Niño weather saw South America's forest carbon sink switch off Date: September 4, 2023 Source: University of Leeds Summary: Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to ...

The floods are exacerbating an already extreme climate emergency across Latin America. "The direct impact of El Nino in South America is unusually high rainfall over the Argentine coast, Uruguay ...

Climate change was not the main driver of the drought plaguing central South America last year, according to a new “rapid attribution” study.

Human-induced climate change made the recent winter heatwave in South America 100 times more likely, according to a study published on Tuesday.

Global warming was the main driver of the heat wave that scorched South America for most of August and September and raised temperatures by as much as 4.3 degrees Celsius, according to a study ...

Climate scientists have been left "flabbergasted" as temperatures in parts of South America near 40 degrees Celsius in the middle of what is supposed to be its winter.

Atmospheric circulation changes about 6 million years ago dried the South American climate and fueled the expansion of grasslands and grass-eating mammals, according to new research.

A significant magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on August 21, 2025, triggering tsunami alerts for Chile's ...