Food garden or swimming pool? South Africa’s water crisis isn’t just about a shortage. It’s about equality
South Africa is one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. South Africans know what water shortages look like:…
In What Ways Are We Not Prepared for the Big One?
The West Coast of the United States lies on the Pacific ring of fire, the most seismically active…
A Brazilian couple took over a badly degraded former cattle farm and in 1998 founded an organisation to restore its Atlantic Forest; the first survey, in 2006, found 172 bird species had already returned to the recovering forest.
When Sebastião Salgado inherited his family’s cattle ranch near Aimorés, in Brazil’s Rio Doce Valley, the land was…
Hawaii Built Road Using Recycled Plastic Equal To 195,000 Bottles In 2022, Here’s Why
Hawaii transportation officials began a road project in 2022 by mixing recycled plastic into asphalt, a type of…
Abandoned Oil And Gas Pipes Are Still Contributing TONS of Microplastics Into The Ocean Each Year : ScienceAlert
Decades after offshore oil and gas projects are decommissioned, the underwater pipelines that are left behind continue to…
Explainer: The CMIP7 emissions scenarios – and how they explore future climate change
Every six to seven years, climate modelling groups around the world run a coordinated set of simulations that…
Clear-cut logging is making floods worse. But it’s not just about how many trees are cut
The 2021 floods in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley caused upwards of $14 billion in damages. Since then, communities…
Denmark turns a retired wind turbine blade into a bike shelter as recycling challenge grows
Across the United States and many other countries, wind power is gaining ground as a cleaner alternative to…
Damage Projections for Nankai Trough and Greater Tokyo Earthquakes
The Japanese government estimates that potential major earthquakes over the coming decades could lead to massive fatalities. Disaster…
Solar Power Is Booming in Emerging Markets
Solar energy is going gangbusters. The world is adding photovoltaic solar panels at a blistering rate, shattering its…
Namibia: Drought displaced Angolans face human rights abuses
Angolan women and children displaced by drought into Namibia face serious human rights abuses arising from a lack…
First Grain Shipment From Canada’s Churchill Port in Six Years
The Port of Churchill, located in Manitoba and Canada’s Arctic, checked off another important first in its efforts…