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Along New York City's Newtown Creek, a new mural depicts the endemic wildlife returning to the restored ecosystem. Gabrielle Lipton, GLF

A street art mural helps restore one of the dirtiest waterways in U.S. history

The biodiversity returning to Newtown Creek after a century of toxic waters inspires a new street art mural from a duo of Brooklyn artists.

 
Amiens, France, has been named a Ramsar Wetland Cities for its commitment to protecting the waterways that have earned it the nickname "Venice of the North." Rien Honnef, Flickr

Urban wetlands: Now coming to a city near you

From flood protection to drinking water, wetlands provide a wide variety of ecosystem services to cities around the world.

 
Cyprus trees at sunset in the Everglades. G.Gardner, NPSphoto

The Everglades, forever more

In southern Florida, the Everglades ecosystem is grounds for one of history’s most ambitious restoration projects. Here's its story.

 
Ocean

Fast facts: Oceans

As part of a series giving quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems, let's learn all about our vital but imperilled oceans.

 
South Dakota Black Hills

Fast facts: Drylands and rangelands

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Peatlands, Sumatra, Indonesia

Fast facts: Peatlands

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Wetlands, Kerala, India

Fast facts: Wetlands

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Patagonia, Argentina

Fast facts: Mountains

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Rice paddy fields

Fast facts: Agriculture

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Tenzing (center) uses radar gather information about the Khumbu Glacier near Everest base camp. Courtesy of Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa

Warm as ice: Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa on Himalayan glacial melt

A Sherpa glaciologist's concerns for flooding and water supply are rising with the temperatures of the air and ice in the Himalayas.

 
The mantras on prayer flags, such as these in Namche Bazaar, are believed to absorb into the landscape as the flags' colors fade. Traditionally Tibetan, they have become a symbol of Sherpas and the Himalayas. Philip Milne, Flickr

More than symbols: Pasang Yangjee Sherpa on cultural invisibility

A Sherpa researcher explains the Nepalese ethnic group's relationship with climate change, as a term still in the process of being learned and as a reality.

 
Hurricane Dorian as seen from International Space Station during a flyover on Monday, September 2, 2019. NASA

Did deforestation in the Amazon contribute to Hurricane Dorian?

Water cycle expert Douglas Sheil examines the links between the rainforest and how conditions that led to the widespread fires also fed Hurricane Dorian.

 
The melting of glaciers and icebergs, here pictured in Greenland's Ilulissat Icefjord, could have devastating effects on the global freshwater supply, says the leaked IPCC report. UN Photo/Mark Garten, Flickr

Leaked IPCC report warns of the future of oceans in climate change

Global warming's effect on oceans and the cryosphere will result in devastating storms, loss of freshwater and threatened fish stocks, say scientists.

 
The Red Regatta sails through Venice's lagoon. Courtesy of Melissa McGill

Climate art fills Venice’s waters with a red alert

Artist Melissa McGill uses traditional sailboats to speak on climate change, water health and the importance of history to the sinking city's future.

 
Avocado

Lessons for feeding a warming world

Water-intensive crops like avocados could become a thing of the past as climate change reduces the land’s ability to feed humanity.

 

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