This Week on Americas Now: What Patagonia Reveals About Our Climate Future
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What Patagonia Reveals About Our Climate Future
Patagonia’s iconic glaciers—including the world-famous Perito Moreno—are melting at unprecedented rates. With the United Nations declaring 2025 the International Year of Glacier Preservation, this year’s COP30 summit is spotlighting glacier loss and the urgent need for accelerated climate action.
Reporter Joel Richards travels to Argentina’s side of Patagonia to witness firsthand how these disappearing ice giants are reshaping the region—and the global climate conversation.
Hurricanes, Heat & Loss: Grenada’s Struggle to Rebuild Nutmeg Farms
Rising ocean temperatures are fueling stronger hurricanes—and small island nations are paying the price.
Reporter Jason Motlagh travels to Grenada, where nearly a third of the island was once covered in nutmeg plantations. After a series of devastating storms, the country’s signature crop has been nearly wiped out, forcing farmers and communities to reassess their survival strategies in a warming world.
Chile’s Environment Minister on Climate Risks & Solutions
Chile is a country of extreme diversity—deserts, mountains, glaciers, and thousands of miles of coastline. But that same geographical richness makes it especially vulnerable to climate change.
At the United Nations in New York, we speak with physicist and climatologist Maisa Rojas, Chile’s Minister of Environment, about the threats her country faces and the climate action she believes can still make a difference.
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