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Following the plan by the EU and Turkey to turn back refugees, many are looking for alternative ways to reach Europe. Syria Deeply explores a new path to the continent that starts on the other side of the Atlantic – in South America.
Delta smelt are the endangered species most often blamed for water export cutbacks in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But the latest cuts were triggered to protect salmon, a reminder that there’s a lot at stake in California’s complex plumbing system.
HAKAI MAGAZINE: Disappearing sea ice means Alaskan killer whales are expanding their range and hunting more beluga whales. Their presence is bringing them into increasing competition with indigenous beluga whale hunters – and may even be changing the way belugas behave.
The series #5YearsWeFled is a collection of interviews with Syrian lawyer Ayman Jalwan. It highlights the difficult choice that Syrians face – between dying in a war zone that the country has become after five years or conflict, or fleeing the land they love with no hope of imminent return.
The series #5YearsWeFled is a collection of interviews with Syrian lawyer Ayman Jalwan. It highlights the difficult choice that Syrians face – between dying in a war zone that the country has become after five years or conflict, or fleeing the land they love with no hope of imminent return.
Some 11,500 people are stranded at the makeshift camp at Idomeni, Greece, where conditions are steadily worsening amid recent rains. Authorities now plan to clear the camp in weeks. Following our interactive map, Fortress Europe and Beyond, we share the work of three photojournalists who captured the dire conditions for Spanish photo-documentation NGO Fotomovimiento.
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, has been sharing her stories of life in the war. With her mother and siblings, she left Syria, stopping off in Turkey before making the precarious crossing to Greece by boat. Now in Switzerland, she describes her life in a new country.
It is clear now that California’s drought is continuing in most of the state and we may also be in for a future of more extreme weather patterns – including more drought. Here’s a look at new research on the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge, why El Niño disappointed and what all this means for water management.
Hunters, tourists and residents are contributing to Arctic research as citizen scientists. Although their numbers remain small for now – they will grow – and their efforts expand the reach of what researchers might access in the Arctic in both time and range.
The drought has highlighted the need to conserve water, but it is also spurring interest in recycling water to increase supply. Silicon Valley could be poised to greatly increase the use of recycled water at the home, business and municipal level, but first there are a few hurdles to overcome.
A new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Oceans North Canada calls for a network of shipping routes as part of its roadmap for transforming Canadian Arctic waters into a zone of economic activity that also offers safety and security, protects the environment and respects Inuit rights.
Violence, poverty and displacement have affected millions of Syrian children, sometimes forcing them to become the sole providers for their households. In the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, many are forgoing their education and turning to the streets to help support their families.
Following our interactive map, Fortress Europe and Beyond, we explore conditions at the refugee camp in Calais, France, where demolition teams were granted court permission to raze the southern parts of the settlement. About 80 percent of residents have since moved to the north side. Photojournalist Michael Bunel captures daily life at Calais and the recent destruction.
On the northern coast of Alaska, indigenous Alaskan teenagers consider their futures while holding on to the language, tradition and whaling culture of their ancestors. “Children of the Arctic” is a year-in-the-life portrait of youth in Barrow, Alaska, and the decisions they must make.
As unilateral border closures create riskier conditions for people on the move – and bottlenecks within transit countries – Refugees Deeply provides an overview of the barriers between European states, across the Mediterranean and North Africa and in the Caucasus.
Currently, nowhere in California does direct potable reuse – often referred to as “toilet to tap” – but that could change in coming years. There are a number of reasons why direct potable reuse would be a high-quality option for California to increase its water supply.
YALE ENVIRONMENT 360: Subsistence hunters in the Arctic have long taken to the sea ice to hunt seals, whales and polar bears. But now, as the ice disappears and soaring temperatures alter the life cycles and abundance of their prey, a growing number of indigenous communities face food shortages.
We’ve engineered away most of the natural floodplain that used to exist in the Central Valley, and that’s bad news for juvenile salmon, which once relied on it for habitat. The Knaggs Nigiri Project is attempting to bring some of this back by flooding the fields of rice farmers.
On the heels of a daughter’s first successful caribou hunt, a family shares traditions – old and new – over dinner. “Meet the North,” a series that ventures into the lives of some of the 4 million people who call the Arctic home, continues in Sisimiut, Greenland.
The Syrian Female Journalists’ Network is a non-profit initiative that trains Syrian female journalists and promotes their role in the region’s media. Syria Deeply spoke to co-founder Milia Eidmouni about the network’s work and its plans for women working in Syria’s media.
The series #5YearsWeFled is a collection of interviews with a Syrian lawyer Ayman Jalwan. It highlights the difficult choice that Syrians face – between dying in a war zone that the country has become after five years or conflict, or fleeing the land they love with no hopes of imminent return.
Amid rumors of repatriation and forced returns, refugee advocates argue that militarization, confiscation of land and decreases in international aid would threaten the security of ethnic-minority refugee groups should they return to their home communities in Myanmar.
FRESNO BEE: Farmers and water district managers in the San Joaquin Valley expressed concern at a public meeting about implementing the 2014 groundwater law. Of particular concern was the fact that multiple agencies would need to be involved in managing basins, which may make things difficult.
The series #5YearsWeFled is a collection of interviews with a Syrian lawyer Ayman Jalwan. It highlights the difficult choice that Syrians face – between dying in a war zone that the country has become after five years or conflict, or fleeing the land they love with no hopes of imminent return.
The separation between “refugees” and “migrants,” between “economic” and “humanitarian” protection, demonizes the term “migrant” and fails to address the developmental needs of refugees. As advocates call for development and humanitarian assistance to go hand-in-hand, we assess the current definitions.
Silicon Valley’s population has skyrocketed in the last several decades and, to keep up, development is booming. Some residents are worried this will put a strain on water resources, which are especially tight during California’s drought. But experts say that smart development can also be water wise.
TAKE PART: Finland’s parliament is considering a bill that could give logging, lakebed gravel mining and tourist fishing priority over the preservation of some of Europe’s last intact boreal forests – and the endangered species and reindeer herders that rely on them.
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, has been sharing her stories of life in the war. With her mother and siblings, she left Syria, stopping off in Turkey before making the precarious crossing to Greece by boat. Now in Switzerland, she describes her life in a new country.
HIGH NORTH NEWS: Depressed petroleum markets are not just lowering prices at the pump, they are redefining the fabric of Alaska’s once stable economy. A new study predicts the current $3.8 billion deficit could mean up to 30,000 direct and indirect job losses across the state.
A product of Greece’s social solidarity movement that arose in the aftermath of a debilitating economic crisis, Platanos is a self-organized Greek group that has been assisting refugees in Greece. As major NGOs pull out from Lesbos to avoid complicity in the mass expulsion of refugees under the E.U.-Turkey deal, Platanos will stay put.
Trapped by deep ocean pressure and cold temperatures along continental shelves, methane hydrates could be an energy windfall or a looming disaster. Norway is spending millions to discover whether this ice-like form of natural gas will prove boon or bane.
SACRAMENTO BEE: A 17,000-acre Yolo County farm is experimenting with using drip irrigation on a portion of their field to reduce water use. While the project will save water, some are worried that it will eliminate critical habitat for wild birds that rely on flooded rice fields.
Hundreds of Syrian Kurdish refugees celebrated the holiday of Nowruz, marking the beginning of the Persian New Year, along Greece’s border with Macedonia. They have been stuck in Idomeni along with around 10,000 other migrants after Macedonian authorities sealed the border earlier this month.
As the war in Syria enters its sixth year, the Syrian Accountability Project (SAP) at Syracuse University College of Law is set to release a groundbreaking report on Thursday about rape throughout the conflict. Syria Deeply will provide a live stream of the presentation and discussion.
Information is a key to behavioral change and that’s why Robb Barnitt started Dropcountr, an application that can help customers save water by using technology to better understand their usage and offer the best opportunities to conserve. Water Deeply spoke to Barnitt about his company and its impact.
The series #5YearsWeFled is a collection of interviews with a Syrian lawyer Ayman Jalwan. It highlights the difficult choice that Syrians face – between dying in a war zone that the country has become after five years or conflict, or fleeing the land they love with no hopes of imminent return.
“Women are bearing the brunt of the war and keeping the country together,” according to Randa Slim, director of the Middle East Institute’s Initiative for Track II Dialogues. But after years of neglect at the international diplomatic level, Syrian women are finally being heard at the negotiating table in Geneva.
The dangerous sea and land crossings that Syrian refugees are making to Europe have been well-documented, but less well known are the equally perilous journeys people take to leave Syria itself. In this first installment of a two-part series, Syria Deeply examines the illegal journey from Damascus to Turkey.
The series #5YearsWeFled is a collection of interviews with a Syrian lawyer Ayman Jalwan. It highlights the difficult choice that Syrians face – between dying in a war zone that the country has become after five years or conflict, or fleeing the land they love with no hopes of imminent return.
At last week’s meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, the U.S. called on the Arctic Council to think less about the short term and instead reflect on how its work on climate change and resilience can improve the wellbeing of the people living in Arctic communities in the years to come.
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