The Mississippi River’s infrastructure is aging, and no one can agree who should fix it.
Ecology
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature, Uncategorized
Struggling to Balance Business and Conservation in the Amazon Basin
Driving through the Amazon Basin on a single road to see whether Brazil can balance economic development with rainforest conservation.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Found in the Attic: A Decade of Climate Data on Somalia
The scientist whose research could help restore stability to Somalia was abducted there in 2008, and hasn’t been heard from since.
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The Watson Files
What if there were a blueprint for climate adaptation that could end a civil war? An English scientist spent his life developing one — then he vanished without a trace.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
How the Congo Is Working to Protect Both Its Coastline and Its People
A small group of park rangers help protect Congo’s wetlands from poachers and smugglers.
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When Boredom Yields Treasure: The Hermit Who Inadvertently Shaped Climate-Change Science
Billy Barr moved into a remote part of the Rocky Mountains in search of solitude over 40 years ago. To avoid boredom, he documented snow levels, animal sightings, and the date flowers first bloomed. “…collectively his work has become some of the most significant indication that climate change is rearranging mountain ecosystems more dramatically and quickly than anyone imagined.”