River deltas are threatened by more than climate change – leaving hundreds of millions of people at risk
The world’s coastal deltas are home to hundreds of thousands of people – but they’re now under threat.
Dec. 12, 2023 • ~7 min
The world’s coastal deltas are home to hundreds of thousands of people – but they’re now under threat.
From semitropical playgrounds to life-endangering climate risks: Going back over a century, California’s and Florida’s growth has been predicated on climate – and promises of the good life.
The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.
The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.
The UN estimates the global population will pass 8 billion people on Nov. 15, 2022. From the Stone Age to today, here’s how things spiraled out of control.
India’s international climate pledge could set the tone for other emerging economies for a decade.
Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. That record will be broken this century, statistical models suggest.
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