In recent years, life for citizens in the small Kingdom of Lesotho has changed significantly. The rains of farming season arrive increasingly later, turning once-lush gardens into patches of dust. With 90 percent of rural water sources already dried ...
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In recent years, life for citizens in the small Kingdom of Lesotho has changed significantly. The rains of farming season arrive increasingly later, turning once-lush gardens into patches of dust. With 90 percent of rural water sources already dried ...
Rows of wind turbines line the mountain ridges atop remote villages in Alaska, where diesel-powered electricity is so expensive that local communities have been driven toward renewables out of financial necessity. In off-grid communities, however, sh...
Rows of wind turbines line the mountain ridges atop remote villages in Alaska, where diesel-powered electricity is so expensive that local communities have been driven toward renewables out of financial necessity. In off-grid communities, however, sh...
Water scarcity currently affects billions of people worldwide. In the coming years, it is expected to become increasingly severe due to global climate change. In order to mitigate the devastating consequences of water scarcity, national governments w...
Water scarcity currently affects billions of people worldwide. In the coming years, it is expected to become increasingly severe due to global climate change. In order to mitigate the devastating consequences of water scarcity, national governments w...
President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Kurdish territory in Syria has catapulted the debate over the War on Terror back to the forefront of American foreign policy. Yet as the United States prepares to leave Afghanistan, and...
President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Kurdish territory in Syria has catapulted the debate over the War on Terror back to the forefront of American foreign policy. Yet as the United States prepares to leave Afghanistan, and...
For many, the winter months mean more than holidays and spending time with family; breaks from work or school are often associated with a long awaited trip to the slopes. Skiing has become an important tradition for people looking to escape the bustl...
For many, the winter months mean more than holidays and spending time with family; breaks from work or school are often associated with a long awaited trip to the slopes. Skiing has become an important tradition for people looking to escape the bustl...
Last month, an unusually optimistic development regarding climate change garnered international attention at the UN Environmental Assembly conference. A new study on solar geoengineering, published by America’s preeminent climate scientists, demon...
Last month, an unusually optimistic development regarding climate change garnered international attention at the UN Environmental Assembly conference. A new study on solar geoengineering, published by America’s preeminent climate scientists, demon...
An island in the Chesapeake Bay is sinking. It’s projected to be underwater within the next 30 years, and its inhabitants are going to be some of the first American climate change refugees. But they’re denying the existence of climate change as ...
An island in the Chesapeake Bay is sinking. It’s projected to be underwater within the next 30 years, and its inhabitants are going to be some of the first American climate change refugees. But they’re denying the existence of climate change as ...
Just 650 miles south of the geographic North Pole, a remote Norwegian island chain called Svalbard persists through the bitter cold. With its brutal, dangerous climate, the region is home to little besides walrus, polar bears…and an ambitious...
Just 650 miles south of the geographic North Pole, a remote Norwegian island chain called Svalbard persists through the bitter cold. With its brutal, dangerous climate, the region is home to little besides walrus, polar bears…and an ambitious...
Woolsey Fire, Southern California: 96,949 acres burned; 1,500 structures destroyed; 3 people dead. Camp Fire, Northern California: 153,336 acres burned; 84 people dead; 600 missing. In November 2018, two massive wildfires ravaged thousands of acres a...
Woolsey Fire, Southern California: 96,949 acres burned; 1,500 structures destroyed; 3 people dead. Camp Fire, Northern California: 153,336 acres burned; 84 people dead; 600 missing. In November 2018, two massive wildfires ravaged thousands of acres a...
On September 28th, 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the coast of Sulawesi, an Indonesian island. A severe natural disaster in itself, the damage it caused was exponentially magnified by the fact that the earthquake triggered a devastating tsun...
On September 28th, 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the coast of Sulawesi, an Indonesian island. A severe natural disaster in itself, the damage it caused was exponentially magnified by the fact that the earthquake triggered a devastating tsun...
In the beautiful green-blue waters surrounding an island in the archipelago nation of Kiribati, Anote Tong calmly treads water as he watches the sunset. Although his surroundings can only be described as tropical paradise, his eyes betray sadness and...
In the beautiful green-blue waters surrounding an island in the archipelago nation of Kiribati, Anote Tong calmly treads water as he watches the sunset. Although his surroundings can only be described as tropical paradise, his eyes betray sadness and...
Worldwide, climate change disproportionately affects the Muslim world, with recent increases in heat waves, floods, droughts, and extreme weather events. In addition to the added benefits of saving money on water and power bills, Muslims have a varie...
Worldwide, climate change disproportionately affects the Muslim world, with recent increases in heat waves, floods, droughts, and extreme weather events. In addition to the added benefits of saving money on water and power bills, Muslims have a varie...