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The original version of this article appeared on Water, Peace, and Security.  The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban not only threatens

With white sandy beaches, cerulean waters, and lush jungles, Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands are some of the world’s most beautiful islands—and

In the United States, approximately 10 to 15 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. But this doesn’t capture the full picture. In

In 2007, at the (U.S.) National Intelligence Council, a colleague and I set out to determine if we could forecast two distinct political phenomena,

Its a global phenomenon, urbanization, actually america has been a little slower at it. well all of in becomes a factor when congressional maps are redrawn. but here is something to consider. who draws the maps? republicans hold a massive advantage over democrats. some of the biggest gains gains reported in the census came in states where republicans control the redistricting process. you can see republicans can redraw 164 districts compared to democrats who can redistrict just 46. we already le...

Projects to further amplify perm frost, and loss of seasonal snow cover, of land ice, and arctic sea ice, high confidence, the arctic is likely to be practically sea ice free in september at least once before 2050 under the five illustrative scenarios considered in the report. b.5.4, in the longer term, sea level is committed to rise from centuries to millennia, due to continuing deep ocean warming and ice sheet melt and will remain elevated for thousands of years. high confidence. c.2.6, cities...

One of the biggest challenges facing China’s future development is water, which must support the country’s 1.4 billion people and booming

A recent study found that Mexico City is sinking at a rate of up to 20 inches per year. Researchers explained that this unstoppable plunge occurs because the ground on which the city rests [...]

From Rhetoric to Response: Addressing Climate Security with International Development Over the past decade, our understanding of how climate change affects conflict and security has advanced considerably. Yet, how to best address the overlapping challenges of climate change, conflict, and human security remains an open question. In an article published in  , I address this topic by examining how climate security discourses inform development policy and, in turn, how the structures of developme...

Authorities in the northwestern Shaanxi province said they were prioritizing protecting the environment and learning from past mistakes.