What is ‘Ring of Fire’ and how does it trigger earthquakes?
Several people have died while over 700 others have been injured after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday, CNN reported. This is the strongest earthquake to rattle…
Team Obama is disgraceful for bashing the great Henry Kissinger after the admin’s epic failures in foreign policy
A favorite phrase from the late Charles Krauthammer comes to mind: “moral preening.” That perfectly describes the disgraceful Ben Rhodes hit piece on Henry Kissinger published by The New York…
Victor Jara killing: Suspect and Chilean national Pedro Barrientos is in custody after his US citizenship was revoked
CNN — A Chilean national who’s been wanted in that country in the killing of leftist singer-songwriter Victor Jara 50 years ago is now in custody in Florida, US Immigration…
Argentina is at the epicenter of a new ‘white gold’ rush
A general view of the pools for the process of salt extraction at Salinas Grandes on March 28, 2023 in Jujuy, Argentina. Ricardo Ceppi | Getty Images News | Getty…
American man stolen as a baby in Chile meets mother at 42
CNN — Jimmy Lippert Thyden says he always knew he was adopted. He also knew that he had been born not in the United States, but in Chile. Raised in…
Climate change and El Niño have left parts of South America sweltering under a heat wave — in the middle of winter
CNN — Parts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of human-caused climate change and the…
Enormous Blue Whale Washes Ashore In Southern Chile
An enormous blue whale has washed up onto a beach in southern Chile. Satiago, Chile: An enormous blue whale, considered the largest animal on Earth, has washed up onto a…
Argentina and Chile gripped by extreme mid-winter heat
A general view of the Chilean capital under a heavy layer of smog during a winter day, in Santiago, Chile, July 27, 2023. Ivan Alvarado | Reuters An unprecedented winter…
How new lithium extraction tech could help us meet EV targets
The world contains vast quantities of lithium, an integral element in electric vehicle batteries. And though lithium is commonly mined from hard rock, the majority of the world’s lithium reserves…
Chile plans to nationalize its vast lithium industry
An aerial view of the brine pools and processing areas of the Rockwood lithium plant on the Atacama salt flat, in the Atacama desert of northern Chile. Ivan Alvarado |…