This story is the first part of a Mongabay series titled “Climate Crisis in Cape Horn” that won the Inter American Press Association Award for Excellence in Journalism in the Chronicle category, in September 2023. You can read the other stories in the series in Spanish on Mongabay’s Latam website here. Punta Arenas and Navarino, […]
Far from the pollution that blights major urban and industrial centres, Puerto Williams on Navarino island is a place that provides unique conditions to study global warming.
PUERTO WILLIAMS, CHILE (AFP) – Hidden inside pristine forests in Chile’s deep south, known as the end of the world, lie potential early warning signs of climate change. Puerto Williams on Navarino island, which is separated from the South American mainland by the Beagle Channel, is the world’s southern-most town. Far from the pollution that […]