Your subscription makes our work possible. We want to bridge divides to reach everyone. Subscribe | Claudia Morales/Reuters Manuel Flores walks on a dry area that shows the drop in the level of Lake Titicaca, Latin America's largest freshwater basin, as it is edging toward record low levels, on Cojata Island, Bolivia, Oct. 26, 2023. Scientists say rising temperatures are changing Earth's climate, putting stress on ecosystems. Quick Read Deep Read ( 1 Min.