Climate
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LIFE
Colombian Caribbean Heat Makes Cooling Essential Just as Drought Squeezes Water and Power
El Niño is intensifying heat across the Colombian Caribbean, sending residents to clinics while drought strains water and electricity supplies.…
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LIFE
Guatemalan Farmers Lose Their Harvests and Find Hunger Growing in Their Place
In eastern Guatemala, drought has destroyed crops meant to keep families fed when other harvests failed. Empty wells, lost investments,…
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ECONOMY
El Salvador and Guatemala Watch Lake Güija’s Rainy Season Come Up Short
At Lake Güija, El Niño is threatening fishing, farming, and water supplies shared by El Salvador and Guatemala. Families await…
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LIFE
Latin America Faces El Niño’s Hunger Bill as Corn and Beans Wither
El Niño threatens to push 16 million more people into food insecurity across Latin America and the Caribbean. In Honduras,…
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AMERICAS
El Salvador Farmers Watch El Niño Turn Corn into Dust
In San Esteban Catarina, farmers who planted with faith now walk through brittle cornfields. El Niño has erased harvests, income,…
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ECONOMY
Panama Guards a Thirsty Canal as Trade and Threats Converge
Panama is tightening ship traffic as drought lowers canal water, while multinational forces rehearse defenses against cartels and attacks. The…
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AMERICAS
Bolivia’s Snowbound Highlands Reveal the Hidden Cost of Climate Whiplash
Heavy snow across Bolivia has stranded communities, threatened livestock, disrupted tourism, and exposed how climate volatility punishes the Andes unevenly,…
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LIFE
Puerto Rico Rations Every Last Drop as Historic Drought Deepens
More than half a million Puerto Rico residents are rationing water after the island’s driest July on record pushed Carraízo…
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LIFE
Latin America Sweats as Air Conditioning Booms and Bills Bite
As heat waves harden into routine, Latin America is buying relief one humming machine at a time. Still, the air-conditioning…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Ecuador Robot Climbs Chimborazo as Science Gets Altitude and Attitude
A humanoid robot named Pemba Jose has climbed above 6,000 meters on Ecuador’s Chimborazo, turning a surreal mountain test into…
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