• Chileans set against giant dams project

    Increasing numbers of Chileans are turning against a government plan to build giant dams in the south, in stark contrasted to muted protests in Brazil over a similar mammoth hydroelectric project there. Unlike Brazil, where government departments deployed influence to

  • Discovery of new species of seabird, the first in 89 years

    A new species of seabird has been hiding in plain sight in coastal Chile.The existence of the sparrow-sized black and white species of storm petrel was confirmed in February near the coastal community of Puerto Montt, Chile. This is the first new species of storm

  • Planetary tremors, tectonic plate movements, watch for Chile

    6.6 magnitude earthquake, the fourth in the series, strike offshore of Maule Chile today at a depth of 25.4 km. The Caribbean Plate is now showing inordinate signs of strain. The region is very unstable and we could see a major seismic event soon.

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