The Andes Cordillera contains the most diverse cryosphere on Earth, including extensive
areas covered by seasonal snow, numerous tropical and extratropical glaciers, and many …

Since the 1970s, the ongoing retreat of the global cryosphere has been affecting human
societies and causing a series of snow-and ice-related disasters (SIRDs). Based on existing …

A string of fierce fires broke out in Chile in the austral summer 2023, just six years after the
record-breaking 2017 fire season. Favored by extreme weather conditions, fire activity has …

Ensuring water supply under climate change scenarios is a global concern, and
groundwater resources play a crucial role. Aquifer depletion is a worldwide trend, and Chile …

Demand for lithium for batteries is growing rapidly with the global push to decarbonize
energy systems. The Salar de Atacama, Chile holds∼ 42% of the planet's reserves in the …

South America is experiencing severe impacts from climate change. Although the warming
of the subcontinent closely follows the global path, the rise of temperatures has been more …

Snow is a crucial component of the hydrological cycle in the Western Himalaya. Water from
snowmelt is used in various sectors in downstream regions, thus playing a critical role in …

The decrease in freshwater input to the coastal system of the Southern Andes (40–45° S)
during the last decades has altered the physicochemical characteristics of the coastal water …

Surface albedo typically dominates the mass balance of mountain glaciers, though long-
term trends and patterns of glacier albedo are seldom explored. We calculated broadband …

Precipitation and near-surface temperature from an ensemble of 36 new state‐of‐the‐art
climate models under the Coupled Model Inter‐comparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) are …