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ecological collapse

trees under clouds in the Amazon rainforest

Experts fear drought and wildfires will push Amazon to irreversible tipping point

By Jonathan Watts | Climate Change

Soldier stands over land mines in front of partly cloudy sky.

War has been an environmental disaster for Ukraine

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Ordnance gathered in what the Ukraine government called an anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine.

War-related environmental disaster in Ukraine

By Kristina Hook, Richard “Drew” Marcantonio | Analysis, Investigative Reporting, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics, Voices of Tomorrow