It's spring in the Southern Hemisphere and even Chile's Atacama Desert is blossoming Spring has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere, and even Chile's Atacama Desert is blossoming The Independent UK · Oct 1
Rare Seabird Nests Return: Petrels reclaim rabbit-free Chañaral Island; solar calls draw colony Conservationists found four active natural nests of Peruvian diving petrels on Chile’s Chañaral Island in 2024, more than four decades after the seabirds disappeared from the island. The return followed rabbit eradication and a 2019 social-attraction project that used solar-powered speakers playing petrel calls to encourage the birds to nest… The Times of India · Sep 27
Chile Bets Nearly 10,000 Jobs on Wildfire Prevention: What It Means for the Economy Chile opens 9,480 wildfire-prevention jobs from Atacama to Los Lagos, a 9.2-billion-peso plan targeting unemployment and a risky summer. Latin Times · Sep 25
Patagonia trekking deaths raise urgent questions over safety at Torres del Paine National Park An absence of park rangers, and issues with weather forecasting, led a group of tourists to embark on the tricky O Circuit trek despite worsening weather conditions. Euronews · Nov 27, 2025
‘Fearing for our lives’: Australians tell of Chilean mountain horror where five hikers perished Hikers say authorities should have closed popular trail due to horrendous weather conditions, and camp staff offered minimal assistance The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2025
Deadly Wildfires Continue To Rage In Chile Chile is still experiencing deadly wildfires this weekend, and efforts to contain the fires have been hampered by the dry weather Zenger · Feb 7, 2023