News media can no longer be complacent when it comes to climate change. Over 150 media outlets have joined Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation to commit for one week from 9/16 – 9/23 to report on how our actions have been devastating to our planet.
Climate change and atmospheric rivers are bringing flood water to people’s homes, devastating communities. Entire towns are moving to escape rising waters, which is called managed retreat. Flood experts at UC Davis, including Nicholas Pinter, are visiting dozens of communities who have moved off the floodplain and to higher ground to avoid flooding.
The Ganges is the world’s second most polluted river. It’s the epicenter of the plastic pollution crisis. Partner content for Alliance to End Plastic Waste.