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Mining the truth on coal supplies

A view that the world’s leading electricity fuel—and major contributor to climate change—is running out

Can geoengineering halt sea-level rise?

New study finds that extreme approaches work best, but come with risks

Dangerous heat waves to worsen, even with strong climate action

Efforts to keep warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius won’t be enough to avoid scorchers, study says

Pakistan flooding because of farms?

The country’s current floods are far worse because of decades of river and floodplain mismanagement, experts say

Ocean color can deflect hurricanes, study suggests

When seas change color, storms change direction, according to a new climate simulations

Hard-won battles against illegal logging are paying off

Action inside forested countries and on the international market has slowed illegal logging

Cities may be magnets for disaster

Coastal cities stir up the air flow in a way that, when hurricanes approach, can make them steer toward the buildings

Too green to fail?

When it comes to protected areas, less really can mean more

A Day in the Life: Lal Bibi

A case of recurring tuberculosis in Pakistan

Asian water shortages may not be as bad as previously thought

New research suggests that Asian rivers won’t run dry as the planet heats up—but tens of millions will still suffer severe shortages

bookshelf

books I've read on failure & grace

The World Without Us
The Last Oil Shock: A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man
Zeitoun
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
Hell and High Water: Global Warming--the Solution and the Politics--and What We Should Do
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
The Tipping Point
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization
Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850
Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World


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