Image of plastic bag and iron fish on coral sea bed

Tracking the garbage deserts of the ocean

26 March 2013

Despite the fact that plastic has existed for just over a century, the threat and seriousness of plastic debris to the marine environment has long been ignored.

Photograph of a drought

The ebb and flow of global drought

26 March 2013

While much of the extreme weather we are currently experiencing is transitory, drought is more of a gradual phenomenon, slowly taking hold of an area, tightening its grip with time. In severe cases, drought can last for many years and have a devastating effect on local communities and agriculture.

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