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El Niño Across the Pacific Ocean

Where has the Pacific-based weather phenomenon hit hardest in 2015?

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The Return of a Strong El Niño

The weather phenomenon has made itself felt all across the globe in 2015.

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Draining the Deserts

From small island nations to the Middle East’s major powers, water stress is a severe challenge for many countries.

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The Rise of Plastic

The past, present and future of plastic production.

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A U.S. Carbon Transition?

What factors have helped the United States reduce its per capita emissions?

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Indonesia Burning

How Indonesia’s out-of-control deforestation and slash-and-burn contributes massively to global warming emissions.

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Clear-Cut Commodities

How consumers in China, Europe and India fuel tropical deforestation around the world.

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Chopping Down Brazil

How much of Brazil’s rainforest has been lost and what has replaced it?

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Deforestation: Set The World On Fire

How deforestation is warming the planet and what polices might rein it in.

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Dawn of the 22nd Century: Estimating Africa’s Population Size

Projecting population size over the long term is tricky business.

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