• June 2019 was hottest on record for the globe

    The average global temperature in June was 1.71ºF above the 20th-century average of 59.9ºF, making it the hottest June in the 140-year record, according scientists to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Nine of the 10 hottest Junes have occurred since 2010. Last month also was the 43rd consecutive June...


  • Workshop on Efficient Management of Water Resources (Vallenar)

    Workshop on Efficient Management of Water Resources On June 28th 2019 I made an oral presentation at the workshop “Efficient Management of Water Resources: a challenge against Climate Change”, organised by the University of Atacama and carried out at Vallenar in the Atacama region. This workshop was funded by the...


  • 44% of water scarcity in Chile is due to poor water management (La Tercera)

    The National Water Balance, a document from the National Water Directorate (DGA) that this year will have its final version after 32 years, will establish how much water is available in the country. In an advance delivered at the beginning of the year, it has already established that the country...


  • Agua: ¿ soluciones sostenibles? (Diario Austral)

    Columna titulada Agua: ¿ soluciones sostenibles?, con ocasión del Día Mundial del Agua: http://www.australtemuco.cl/impresa/2019/03/29/full/cuerpo-principal/8/. Además: Si no has de beber, déjala correr. Chile necesita mucho más que ducharse en tres minutos.


  • Agua y desarrollo sostenible (CodexVerde)

    Columna titulada Agua y desarrollo sostenible, con ocasión del Día Mundial del Agua: http://codexverde.cl/agua-y-desarrollo-sostenible/. Además: Derechos al agua que ya no existe. El derecho humano al agua a la chilena. Presentan libro que muestra el retroceso de los glaciares en Chile.