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The ‘Place of Blue Smoke’
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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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Everglades National Park
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Published November 12, 2016
Management and restoration features are visible in Florida’s unique subtropical wilderness.
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Salt Lake Water Woes
Published November 3, 2016
In October 2016, one of America’s largest lakes reached its lowest level on record.
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Nairobi Swells with Urban Growth
Published September 30, 2016
For the past few decades, Africans have been moving from rural areas into cities, seeking work. The continent’s urban population has skyrocketed. Nairobi is a prime example of that migration, with its population pushing upward and its boundaries pushing outward.
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How Cities and Suburbs Affect Chesapeake Bay
Published September 20, 2016
While the amount of pollution that wastewater treatment plants contribute to the Bay is declining, the spread of asphalt, pavement, and other impervious surfaces in suburbs and cities is increasing stormwater pollution.
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Glacial Change in Montana’s Blackfoot-Jackson Basin
Published June 15, 2016
Shrinking since the early 1900s, the glaciers of Montana’s Glacier National Park are expected to continue declining over the next few decades until only insignificant lumps of ice remain.
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