“At Bombay Beach, a half-ruined former vacation town on the edge of the Salton Sea, absurdist philosophers, artists, and everyday townsfolk have undertaken a postapocalyptic experiment in radical living.”
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The Future of Climate Change Is on Mauritius
“Freak tornadoes, ‘explosions’ of jellyfish, flash floods and dried up pumps.”
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‘The Forest Had Gone’: The Storm That Moved a Mountain
“On a small ledge in the Swiss mountains, 200 people were enjoying a summer football tournament. As night fell, they had no idea what was coming.”
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Highway 89 Revisited
“A 1,400-mile trip through several national parks takes a writer deep into his past.”
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Beneath the Blazing Sun, Black Phoenix Sows Community
“Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it.”
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At Jackie Robinson’s High School, Altadena Rebuilds After Fire
“If we’re choosing to stay, then we’re going to have to embrace that it’s never going to be the same again.”
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Mapping the Unmapped
“Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?”
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Escape from Los Angeles
“Author Katya Apekina writes of evacuating her home during the Palisades and Eaton Fires.”
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Building a Nest
“Lauren Markham and Jenny Odell discuss people, books, and places as inspiration; grief and the creative process; and the conscious attention required by climate crisis.”
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Well Without Water
Haunted by a running tap in prison, a man grows obsessed with water waste and climate change, pushing him to the edge.