"We are talking about desertification rather than a temporary drought," says the director of Chile's resilience institute.

Blackness descended on Sao Paulo in the middle of the day Monday, the result of smoke from wildfires thousands of miles away mixing with a cold front.

The number of forest fires in Brazil increased by 82 percent from January to August in 2019 compared to the same period last year, the country\'s National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said on...

Unusually warm weather turned the gateway to the Antarctic into a beach outing area as the unexpected heat forced authorities to declare a work holiday.

A severe and persistent drought has led to rationing of water and electricity from hydropower

Hundreds of Colombia’s small coffee growers have stopped cultivating the bean in the face of low prices and reduced harvests linked to a shifting climate. As farmers struggle, the nation’s scientists...

Ecuador could lose two of its seven glaciers over the next few years thanks to global warming, a phenomenon that worries experts because it would alter the paramo ecosystem and its effect on the natio

Monkeys living in South America are highly vulnerable to climate change and face an “elevated risk of extinction”, according to a new University of Stirling-led study.

About 70% of Bolivia's Santa Cruz department — where more than a quarter of the country's population lives — is under "extreme from forest fires.

Without action, the loss of another fifth of Brazil’s rainforest will trigger a cascading system collapse called “dieback” and release a carbon bomb.

Rainforests in Brazil are burning. Their loss can never be restored. That's because these soils are not just infertile, they're the most nutrient-poor soils in the world — and they're unsuitable for...

Jair Bolsonaro has worked at breakneck speed to eliminate environmental regulations.

Climate change and man-made fires could set off a cycle of self-perpetuating deforestation, scientists warn.

Hospitals now seeing a surge in respiratory problems as Porto Velho residents suffer under the cloud of smoke

“In the Amazon, nothing is adapted to fire.” 10 percent of Earth’s animal species live there.

Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares to fire: government

A mysterious ocean hot spot off the coast is warming rapidly.

Ecuador’s Chimborazo is being transformed by shrinking ice and greening slopes

Accelerating glacial melt in the Andes caused by climate change has set off a gold rush downstream, letting the desert bloom. But as the ice vanishes, the vast farms below may do the same.

The world’s driest desert is flooding and some of the planet’s wettest woodlands are burning. Welcome to summer in Chile.

Heavy rains killed at least 10 people and left a trail of destruction in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, raising questions about the city's preparedness to deal with recurring extreme weather.

From too much water to not enough, this critical resource presents unique challenges in the Metropolitan Region (MR) of Chile, the hub of the country’s bustling capital and nearly half of the Chilean...

The fires burning through the Brazilian Amazon are a threat to the fish that rely on forest flooding to survive, raising fears the fish will be lost.

Inside the battle for the Amazon rainforest's future — and ours — as Brazilian farmers vow to protect their way of life at any cost

Chile is drying up and the problem is getting worse. A drought currently affects over 70% of the country according to the country’s climate change office and the previous decade has been the driest...

Melting snowcaps spell water trouble for world's highest capital

Fish diversity in the Amazon is declining because of climate change, deforestation and dams, scientists warn.