The Global Peace Index (GPI) from the renowned Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) assesses the state of global peace annually. It evaluates world peace based on 23 criteria, focusing primarily on ...

Some regions are experiencing more days with extreme fire conditions. Scientists have quantified how much more fire-prone South America has become in recent decades, as several parts of the ...

Temperatures across lower South America have plummeted – falling as low as -15° Celsius or 5° Fahrenheit in some places – as ...

South America’s larger countries and economic relations with the outside world are growing in importance. Brazil is an active member of the BRICS group, and has been working hard to gain a permanent ...