Climate Change

CITYLAB Navigator: Listening to the Glaciers Fall (PHOTOS)

Unbelievably pretty!!! (Sarah Holder/CityLab) About a mile from the glacier, we stopped paddling our kayaks and listened for the rumble. “White Thunder” is the name some locals have for it—the Read More

Dorian to become dangerous Category 4 hurricane

Florida-bound Dorian could grow to highly dangerous Category four hurricane MIAMI (Reuters) – Hurricane Dorian is forecast to strengthen and become a highly dangerous Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, threatening Read More

Floods wash away six bridges in Bundibugyo

Floods wash away six bridges in Bundibugyo REPORTfrom Monitor-Uganda Published on 31 Jul 2019 —View Original By LONGINO MUHINDO Transport in Bundibugyo District has been paralysed after heavy rain at Read More

Thailand Supermarket Ditches Plastic Packaging For Banana Leaves

Banana leaves used for packaging at a Thai supermarket PERFECT HOMES CHIANGMAI By Trevor Nace, Senior Contributor Science, FORBES A Thailand supermarket came up with a genius way to reduce plastic packaging: wrap Read More

Environmental destruction linked to African population raises questions about family sizes

IMAGE: MAP OF COUNTRIES IN AFRICA WITH BACKGROUND SHADING INDICATING APPROXIMATE RELATIVE DENSITY OF HUMAN POPULATIONS (DATA FROM THE GLOBAL RURAL-URBAN MAPPING PROJECT) view more CREDIT: GLOBAL RURAL-URBAN MAPPING PROJECT Read More