Cambridge-based guitarist Daniela Rossi to play fundraising concert

Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’

Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday.

Cambridge-based guitarist Daniela Rossi to play fundraising concert

The fundraiser is for her hometown, Bahía Blanca, which recently suffered catastrophic flooding.

Argentina's deadly rain more likely in a warming world, report says

Heavy rain that led to catastrophic flooding in central Argentina and killed 16 people earlier this month was partly fuelled by climate change and could become more frequent in a warmer world, a team of international scientists said on Thursday.

In just eight hours, in Bahía Blanca more water fell than the monthly average for the city. Without global warming, this scenario would be “practical impossible,” say World Weather Attribution experts

Argentina's deadly rains more likely in a warming world, report says

By Alexander Villegas

Argentina’s deadly rains more likely in a warming world, report says

Buenos Aires : The heavy rains that led to catastrophic flooding in central Argentina and killed 16 people earlier this month were partly fueled by climate change and could become more frequent in a warmer world, a team of international scientists said on Thursday. An analysis by the World Weather Attribution found that extreme heat in the region leading up to the floods caused a warmer and more humid mass of air that clashed with a cold front f…