Severe flooding in Bolivia have effected an estimated 60,000 families. La Niña is such a beast. Rawr: The flood waters, which have killed at least 60 people, are threatening to inundate the Amazon city of Trinidad, sparking large-scale evacuations....

The Llaima volcano in Chile, located a little south of Santiago, erupted earlier today, forcing over one hundred people to evacuate: The volcano last had a major eruption in 1994 and is said to be one of the country’s...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Chile earlier today. There were some injuries, but no deaths reported: “It was horribly strong. It was very long and there was a lot of underground noise,” said Andrea Riveros, spokeswoman for the Park...