The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world.
- Alexander von Humboldt
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Dams generate power, store water, control flooding and create recreational opportunities. But dams can also threaten public safety and nature, especially if they are old or poorly maintained.
ENVIRONMENT
Designing Whole Communities That Give Back As Much As They Take
Buildings account for 40% of total energy consumption in the U.S., compared to 32% for industry and 28% for transportation.
African Safari, Conservation and the Covid Connection
The struggles of Africa’s $39.2 billion tourism industry sector could cause extreme poverty, lead to an increase in poaching and severely impact wildlife populations.
2˚C Will Push Most Tropical Rainforests Above Their Safe ‘Heat Threshold’
Climate change will mean death outweighs growth, and tropical forests will eventually switch to releasing more carbon into the atmosphere than they take out.
How Hot Will it Get This Century?
The latest climate models suggest it could be worse than we thought.
Coronavirus Closures Could Lead to a Radical Revolution in Conservation
With widespread closures of parks and conservation areas around the world, could this be an opportunity to transform the way we manage and use these protected environments?
BP Paid a Steep Price for the Gulf Oil Spill but for the US, a Decade Later, it’s Business as Usual
The largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history began ten years ago, on April 20, 2010. Eventually, oil coated more than 1,000 miles of coastline in six states, and covered over 40,000 square miles.
Will Three Billion People Really Live in Temperatures as Hot as the Sahara by 2070?
A new study suggests humans, like any animal or plant, have a preferred climate or environmental niche in which they thrive – climate change will shift billions of people out of this comfort zone.
