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As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks
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Published May 9, 2017
Throughout the Himalayas, many glaciers are retreating and meltwater lakes are growing, putting people at risk downhill and downstream.
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Fresh Water for Shanghai
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Published April 11, 2017
The fast-growing city has polluted waterways and a growing demand for clean tap water.
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New Land Around Shanghai
Published March 31, 2017
Seawalls and dredging have created new real estate along the city’s coastlines.
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Sprawling Shanghai
Published March 17, 2017
Shanghai is one of several cities on the Yangtze River Delta that has experienced unprecedented growth.
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The ‘Place of Blue Smoke’
Published January 22, 2017
The Cherokee Indians called these dark, fog-streaked hills “Shaconage”— the “Place of Blue Smoke.”
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Cambodia’s Forests Are Disappearing
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Published January 10, 2017
Forests are being turned into rubber plantations, farmland, and timber at a rapid rate.
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Glacier Change Threatens Andes Communities
Published December 23, 2016
Like an avalanche, a glacial outpouring can scour the hillside, washing away whole villages. But the slow disappearance of glaciers is a threat more subtle, though just as damaging.
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