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Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems

Union of Concerned Scientists

Human-caused climate change is redistributing species across the globe, re-ordering ecological communities, and even driving genetic changes in some populations. Photo: T.R. Photo: National Park Service. Photo: UNESCO/David G. Beaver pond, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska.

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2023 Photo Contest Winners Announced

Ocean Conservancy

Ocean Conservancy’s Annual Photo Contest has ended, and it’s safe to say that this was our best yet. Hundreds of you sent breathtaking ocean photos, and we are so impressed. We are thrilled to announce our 2023 Photo Contest winners! The post 2023 Photo Contest Winners Announced appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Dead Tree Standing: Saltwater Threatens Coastal Forests and Ecosystem Services

Circle of Blue

Photo © Dr. Matthew Kirwan / VIMS. Photo © Jennifer Walker / Rutgers University. As salt plays offense on coastal forests and towns, it also infiltrates natural defenses. Photo © Tyler Messerschmidt / VIMS. Photo © Tyler Messerschmidt / VIMS. As sea levels rise, ghost forests expand. For two reasons, they cannot.

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HotSpots H2O: ‘We Have Nowhere Left To Go’: Durban’s Affordability Crisis Pushed Development into Flood Zones

Circle of Blue

Photo © Catherine Sutherland. The rains that began on April 8 marked one of the worst natural disasters in South Africa’s history. In a city unaffordable for up to one-quarter of its residents, vulnerability to natural hazards is no coincidence: these threats are precisely what make the space affordable for the people who live there.

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Announcing the 2021 Photo Contest Winners

Ocean Conservancy

Thank you for taking the time to enter your photographs and vote for your favorites during our 2021 Photo Contest this summer. Without further delay, here are our 2021 Photo Contest winners. The 2021 Photo Contest Up Close & Personal Winner, "Balloonfish" © Daryl Duda. Love our content? Sign up to never miss an update!

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The Riddle of the Maldives

Legal Planet

It was the site for one of the most iconic climate policy photos. The photo went viral and made clear the threat from rising sea levels to low-lying island nations. Nasheed was deposed in a coup for unrelated reasons a few years after the photo.)

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Watch the Video: One Million Trees

Washington Nature

Trees and green infrastructure have the potential to have a big impact within a community–including on human well-being and the environment according to a new video about the Greening Research in Tacoma project (GRIT). Photo: Hannah Letinich That would mean planting a million trees.