Located in Argentina's Patagonia region, Los Alerces National Park is a sanctuary of ancient forests, lakes and rugged mountains. Famous for its namesake ancient alerce trees, some of which are over 3,000 years old, it is home to a wide range of flora and fauna, as well as the indigenous Tehuelche communities. A wildfire has been raging in the...

The Emperor Penguin is a species vulnerable to the effects of climate change and could be almost extinct by the end of the century. It breeds in colonies of thousands of individuals in Antarctica, leaving a trail of guano in the ice that can be seen from space.   Four unreported colonies have recently been discovered in Antarctica using...

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South America is facing a severe drought caused by El Niño and a forest fire crisis. In Venezuela, more than 8,000 hotspots have been reported by Hidromet-UCV across the country, with the Venezuelan Andes being the most affected area. In neighbouring Colombia, more than 340 fires have been recorded since November 2023, and nearly 17,000...

Gulmarg is a popular ski destination in the Western Himalayas. After an unprecedentedly warm season with only one day of snow in December 2023 and none in January, it is suffering from an almost complete lack of snow. This has a serious impact on the economy of local communities that rely on winter sports tourism. The lack of snow cover can be...