Tag Archives: Chile

An earthquake rattled much of the Northeast on Friday morning, with shaking felt across the New York City metropolitan area and in communities from Baltimore and Philadelphia up through New England. The quake had a magnitude of 4.8, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and it was followed by several aftershocks, including one with a magnitude …

SANTIAGO: Deadly wildfires like those that burned through central Chile and killed at least 133 people this month will become more likely in the South American country as climate change makes the world hotter and drier, according to a report released on Thursday. The fires were Chile’s deadliest natural disaster …

Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera died from asphyxiation due to submersion after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake in southern Chile on Tuesday, the local prosecutor’s office reported on Wednesday. Chile’s Legal Medical Service, the state coroner’s office, in the southern city of Valdivia conducted an autopsy …

At least 122 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. The devastation comes soon after Colombia declared a disaster over wildfires. Scientists say climate change makes the heat waves and drought now hitting South America more likely – …

At least 51 people were killed by forest fires in Chile’s Valparaíso region, local authorities have said. According to international media reports, President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency and said he would make “all necessary resources” available to tackle the situation. It is believed to be Chile’s deadliest …

Chile has declared a state of emergency as it battles spreading forest fires in the centre of the country that have so far killed at least 10 people. “All forces are deployed in the fight against the forest fires,” President Gabriel Boric posted on X as he announced the measure, …

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In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified the largest and most distant reservoir of water ever detected in the known universe, reported Unilad. Two teams of astronomers made the remarkable find, revealing a colossal body of water that surpasses the combined volume of all water on Earth by 140 trillion …

NEW DELHI: Scientists have found the brain region which is used when the blind recognise basic faces, known as the fusiform face area. While it is known that blind people can compensate for their loss of vision by using other senses to a certain extent, a study at Georgetown University, …