How a ‘Citizen Map’ Is Helping Brazil Prepare for Next Big Flood
When Lucas George Wendt arrived in Lajeado in late May, the water had already started to recede. Just days before, the peaks of roofs and the tops of trees were…
On the Mekong, Sand Mining Threatens the River and a Way of Life
Phnom Penh is rapidly developing, but its growth has come at a high cost to villagers who depend on the health of the Mekong River. Filmmaker Andy Ball follows two…
What Will It Take to Save Our Cities from a Scorching Future?
In 2022, a year in which 70,000 Europeans died of heat-related causes, the United Nations named Eleni “Lenio” Myrivili the world’s first-ever global chief heat officer. A former deputy mayor…
How Ailing Strip Malls Could Be a Green Fix for U.S. Housing Crisis
The U.S. housing shortage is so severe that demand outstrips supply by a stunning 3.8 million homes, according to Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored mortgage dealer. The shortage exacerbates homelessness, income…
After a Decade of Planning, New York City Is Raising Its Shoreline
On a recent morning in Asser Levy Playground, on Manhattan’s East Side, a group of retirees traded serves on a handball court adjacent to a recently completed 10-foot-high floodwall. Had…