List of Environment articles
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Ghana - Fuveme - During the high tide the ocean level reaches the same level as the land causing regular floods in the village. Nestled between the ocean and the Volta river estuary, the village of Fuvemeh has seen its territory reduced from several kilometers to few hundred meters. Nowadays, the villages sits on a narrow strip of land which separates the coastline from the adjacent lagoon. Haunted by coastal erosion, its 1,000 inhabitants have literally nowhere to move. The Waves Will Take Us Away
Climate change is destroying thousands of miles of West Africa's coastline. It's only a matter of time before it knocks out the region's economy, too.
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Ghana - Fuveme - A villager carries the roof of his house on his shoulder as the high tide has started and the waves are quickly entering the village and destroying houses on its way. Nestled between the ocean and the Volta river estuary, the village of Fuvemeh has seen its territory reduced from several kilometers to few hundred meters. Nowadays, the villages sits on a narrow strip of land which separates the coastline from the adjacent lagoon. Haunted by coastal erosion, its 1,000 inhabitants have literally nowhere to move. West Africa Is Being Swallowed by the Sea
Encroaching waters off the coast of Togo, Ghana, Mauritania, and others are destroying homes, schools, fish, and a way of life.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Death Toll In Haiti Spikes As Hurricane Matthews Arrives In the U.S.
President Obama tells those in harm's way to evacuate ahead of the storm.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Atlantic Council Did Not Give a Global Citizen Award to Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba
And the allegation that we received funding to nominate him for the award is preposterous.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Natural Security: Dam problems, security solutions, and a new White House memo
American national security institutions, people, and equipment remain largely optimized for warfighting in the industrial age.
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BOONE, NC - JULY 29 Ginseng plants belonging to Travis Cornett are photographed on Cornett's land in Boone, North Carolina on July 29, 2016. (Photo by Jacob Biba for Foreign Policy) China’s Gold Rush in the Hills of Appalachia
Buyers in Hong Kong and Beijing are paying top dollar for wild American ginseng, fueling a digging frenzy that could decimate the revered root for good.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Not to Be a Civilization
Mother Nature is using her words. Are we smart enough to heed them?
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78 - Manifa Oilfield_E_SW_V1 The Breathtaking Beauty of Our Planet’s Destruction
From 30,000 feet, the human stain of oil fields, coal mines, and bleached coral reefs looks almost otherworldly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Amnesty: Honduras, Guatemala Deadliest Countries for Environmental Activists
Indigenous rights activists are increasingly being murdered with impunity.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 More People Will Die in Italy’s Next Earthquake
Why are moderate quakes still killing hundreds of people in a wealthy country? Corruption and political ineptitude.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stopping the World’s Most Rapacious Invasive Species, One Fillet at a Time
The Pacific lionfish has taken over the Caribbean, killing reefs and decimating local species. Could Whole Foods be the answer?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 El Khadra Still Can’t Breathe
This devastated community has been calling for help for years. Even in the new Tunisia, no one’s listening.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rare-Earth Market
By monopolizing the mining of rare-earth metals, China could dictate the future of high-tech.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 From Cocaine Cowboys to Narco-Ranchers
As the drug trade takes over Central America, drug barons have found an increasingly reliable option for laundering their cash: cows.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 White House Issues Strict Rules for Arctic Drilling
New regulations could be a disincentive for companies to look for oil in the Arctic.
