Observed and projected hydroclimate changes in the Andes

JD Pabón-Caicedo, PA Arias, AF Carril… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes is the most biodiverse region across the globe. In addition, some of the largest
urban areas in South America are located within this region. Therefore, ecosystems and …

Central and south america

EJ Castellanos, MF Lemos, L Astigarraga, N Chacón… - 2022 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

The 2010–2015 megadrought in central Chile: impacts on regional hydroclimate and vegetation

RD Garreaud, C Alvarez-Garreton… - Hydrology and earth …, 2017 - hess.copernicus.org
Since 2010 an uninterrupted sequence of dry years, with annual rainfall deficits ranging from
25 to 45%, has prevailed in central Chile (western South America, 30–38° S). Although …

The 2010–2015 Megadrought and its influence on the fire regime in central and south‐central Chile

ME González, S Gómez‐González, A Lara… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Forest fire activity has increased in recent years in central and south‐central Chile. Drought
conditions have been associated with the increase of large wildfires, area burned and …

Human–environmental drivers and impacts of the globally extreme 2017 Chilean fires

DMJS Bowman, A Moreira-Muñoz, CA Kolden… - Ambio, 2019 - Springer
In January 2017, hundreds of fires in Mediterranean Chile burnt more than 5000 km 2, an
area nearly 14 times the 40-year mean. We contextualize these fires in terms of estimates of …

The influence of river discharge on nutrient export and phytoplankton biomass off the Central Chile coast (33–37 S): Seasonal cycle and interannual variability

I Masotti, P Aparicio-Rizzo, MA Yevenes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Using in situ hydro-chemical data and MODIS-SeaWiFS ocean color images as a proxy of
river plumes and phytoplankton biomass from 2000 to 2014, this study documents the …

Local perception of drought impacts in a changing climate: The mega-drought in central Chile

P Aldunce, D Araya, R Sapiain, I Ramos, G Lillo… - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Droughts are a recurrent and complex natural hazard whose frequency and magnitude are
expected to increase with climate change. Despite the advances in responding and …

Changes in heat waves in Chile

A Piticar - Global and Planetary Change, 2018 - Elsevier
This research aims to examine changes in heat waves (HWs) over Chile from 1961 to 2016
using daily maximum (TX) and minimum temperature (TN) data recorded at 13 weather …

Lessons to be learned: Groundwater depletion in Chile's Ligua and Petorca watersheds through an interdisciplinary approach

I Duran-Llacer, J Munizaga, JL Arumí, C Ruybal… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Groundwater (GW) is the primary source of unfrozen freshwater on the planet and in many
semi-arid areas, it is the only source of water available during low-water periods. In north …

[HTML][HTML] Rejuvenation of the Springs in the Hindu Kush Himalayas Through Transdisciplinary Approaches—A Review

N Pant, D Hagare, B Maheshwari, SP Rai, M Sharma… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, known as the “water tower of the world,” is
experiencing severe water scarcity due to declining discharge of spring water across the …