Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini

Today the country is experiencing one of the longest and most geographically extensive droughts in its history, which has nearly eight years in some sectors, and extends from the Coquimbo to the La Araucania region. Experts estimate that in the future these cycles would increase. According to an analysis by...

After Austral de Osorno revealed the worrying decline in the water levels of Llanquihue Lake in the surrounding of Puerto Octay, it was found that is not the only lake basin of the region affected by the lack of rainfall that experts have attributed to climate change. This is because...

Nasa’s results, which combine sea-surface temperature and air temperature on land, show July 2016 was 10th month in a row to break monthly temperature record As the string of hottest months continues, 2016 is virtually certain to be the hottest year on record, says David Karoly, a climate scientist from...

El año 2015 marcó una temporada de lluvias más abundantes que el promedio, provocando graves inundaciones. Severas sequías afectaron superficies casi dos veces mayores en 2015 que en el año anterior (14%, contra 8% en 2014). Las aguas más calientes agravaron la propagación de algas, que afectaron el 2015 una...

Water accounting is a fundamental basis to understand water availability and demands and the related benefits and efficiencies are related to water uses. While the fundamental data needed for establishing water accounts is often missing, Remote Sensing can contribute to fill the data gaps. With this course PhD students and...