Three-quarters of the world’s land is drying out ... - Grist
Dec 23, 2024 · As Earth grows warmer, its ground is becoming drier and saltier, with profound consequences for the planet’s 8 billion inhabitants — nearly a third of whom already live in …
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Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders …
Nov 20, 2024 · Brown’s peaches aren’t your everyday peaches, they’re heirlooms: direct descendants of peach seeds brought across the continent on the Trail of Tears.
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought
May 24, 2024 · The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid …
The funky mold turning food waste into culinary delights
Nov 8, 2024 · The funky mold turning food waste into culinary delights An Indonesian staple is shaking up the restaurant scene — and may just end up preventing a big source of emissions.
Fact-checking the viral conspiracies in the wake of Hurricane …
Oct 4, 2024 · This story is part of State of Emergency, a Grist series exploring how climate disasters are impacting voting and politics.. The conspiracy theories started swirling even as …
New Zealand threatens Maori rights — and the planet. | Grist
Nov 22, 2024 · Earlier this week, tens of thousands of people converged on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Parliament in a show of solidarity against a legislative onslaught against Indigenous …
The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution could displace ...
Oct 2, 2024 · The lives of people nearby are often disrupted, too. As the diverted water upsets the ecosystem, neighboring areas might have trouble finding food, or see diseases spread more …
The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election | Grist
Oct 23, 2024 · The next administration will be decisive for the country’s progress on critical climate goals. By 2030, just a year after the next president would leave office, the U.S. has …
What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous …
Oct 3, 2024 · She was right. On January 24, 2017, just four days after his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up the construction of the …