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Climate change, sustainability, weather extremes, and green options

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Arizona photographer chases storms to capture nature and honor homeland

The hurricane had brought us a day so magnificent it felt apocalyptic. As the huge, ominous storms poured down on the cholla cactus and the mountains, we saw funnels building and dropping, downbursts of fierce rain, lightning bolts striking. Our cameras never stopped clicking.
Environment
Sacha the ocelot, the first wild animal Eliana Molineros treated and the one who inspired the Sacha Project. He was less than 15 days old and one of the thousands of animal victims of trafficking or illicit commercialization each year

Veterinarian fights to give Ecuadorian wildlife a second chance through the Sacha Project

His survival depended absolutely on my care, and I had an obligation to do it well. I felt and assumed that much responsibility and commitment with Sacha, and that’s carried over to each one of the 2,500 animals that have come into the Sacha Project's care since.
Environment
Taking a break on a potato harvest day in the village of El Rodeo, in the municipality of La Calera11

Potato farming, past and present: Colombian farmer tries to survive despite increasing obstacles

The hardest thing about living in the countryside is the dedication required in terms of time and money. It is hard to go into debt in order to be able to buy all the supplies a crop requires, but many small farmers like me have no other alternative.
Crime & Corruption
The Patel Dam in Solei after bursting over its banks and killing 48 people

Solai Dam tragedy survivor reflects on near-death experience

I rushed home, but there was nothing left—not even my house. The water had washed away virtually everything. My family was nowhere in sight. I couldn't believe the scene before my eyes.
Environment
Seedballs are seeds of indigenous trees coated with charcoal dust, which protects them from the environment until conditions are favorable for germination

Seedballs Aim to Curb Deforestation in Kenya

In this Instagram generation, everything is so fast and so quick. You want your tree to be 10 feet tall by morning. However, nature moves at its own pace, and growth takes a little longer.
Environment
Agustina Besada collects a water sample from the Atlantic on her cross-ocean journey in 2017

Searching for sustainability at sea: a sailboat adventure inspires a dream to deplastify the world

It was a terrible, sinking feeling to be in such a remote place, several days away from the mainland, and look out from our boat deck and see large plastic objects bobbing around: balloons, buoys, even a punctured ball. We were in the middle of nowhere, yet there was always something floating near us and microplastics in our water samples.
Environment
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Discovering an ecotourism passion deep in the Amazon

When I made the decision to stay on this land, I did so with the conviction that it would only be with the mission and purpose of being a bridge between travelers and the indigenous communities of this territory.
Environment
Francisco Vera Manzanares attended COP26 earlier this year as an EU Goodwill Ambassador

Young climate activist protests for action at COP26

Despite everything, I maintain my eco-hope. I know, in my heart that no effort in favor of life is in vain. During our meeting, Greta said, "Never stop,” and I never will.
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Seconds before the bus tipped into the flooded Enziu River. So far, the death toll is at 33, including several children

Survivor of Kenya Bus Accident Recounts Tragedy

Within a minute, I felt the bus sliding toward the left and almost instantly, it overturned completely into the river. Screams filled the air, with many calling the name of Jesus Christ to save us.
Environment

I gave birth during a flood in Chile

Camila Abarca went to bed in March 2015 not knowing her town would get flooded and that she would have to run up a hill to give birth.
Environment
For veterinarian Leila Peluso López, a day at the office includes boating down the Paraná River to tend to patients.

Veterinarian runs mobile clinic on Argentina’s Paraná River

I decided to help that little animal in the middle of a storm, during the night, and I guided him to his freedom. The winds hit hard and the tree branches passed over my head by the dark path of the muddy river.
Environment
Around 40 tourists gathered at the tower and were taking selfies when out of nowhere, a bolt of lightning hit Jaipur's Amer Fort. | Prashant

I survived a lightning strike that killed my friend in Jaipur

Vaibhav was knocked unconscious by the lightning strike. I couldn't see him breathing or moving. I escaped death. Vaibhav died on the spot.
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