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A research project is examining how the establishment of Russia’s Northern Sea Route has shaped the lives of residents along the country’s northern coast, amid the booms and busts of industrialization.
Young Syrian refugee women have been learning to juggle, walk on stilts and hula-hoop as part of a new scheme in Turkey designed to break down language and social barriers, Didem Tali reports for Women & Girls Hub.
At a medical school in Chicago that has more undocumented students than any other program in the U.S., recipients of Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) contemplate their future in the uncertain first weeks of Trump’s presidency.
Modern mine plans are supposed to ensure the industry pays for the cleanup costs after operations have shuttered. But Canada’s experience with northern mines shows that often doesn’t happen.
Trump’s ban on the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. threw lives into chaos. Even with the ban suspended, three women tell Women & Girls Hub about the uncertainty that has gripped their lives.
The California drought isn’t over everywhere: Residents and visitors to Catalina Island have to rely mostly on desalination and bottled water after the island’s main reservoir has become depleted because of severe drought conditions.
In the final part of our “Bags and Belongings,” Refugees Deeply senior editor Preethi Nallu explains the genesis of the series, in which Syrians describe what they brought with them and what they left behind. Read their stories in our interactive photo essay.
As the bombs continue to drop on parts of Syria, doctors struggle to give even the most basic medical care to women who, if they survive the airstrikes, still face malnutrition, an inability to breastfeed and a lack of any kind of preventive healthcare.
In the final part of our “Bags and Belongings,” Refugees Deeply senior editor Preethi Nallu explains the genesis of the series, in which Syrians describe what they brought with them and what they left behind. Read their stories in our interactive photo essay.
The Water Resources Control Board has voted to extend existing conservation regulations, to the chagrin of many water agencies. The decision highlights the complicated nature of the state’s water woes.
Several big questions remain about President Donald Trump’s possible policy for safe zones in Syria, but any plan will shift the dynamics of the conflict and risks creating deeper divisions in the country’s political and social landscape.
New U.S. restrictions on asylum seekers have reinvigorated the discussion over the fate of 1.5 million Syrian refugees sheltering in neighboring Lebanon.
New U.S. restrictions on asylum seekers have reinvigorated the discussion over the fate of 1.5 million Syrian refugees sheltering in neighboring Lebanon.
Lots of rain and snow have pulled most of California out of drought conditions, but a small area near Santa Barbara is still experiencing severe drought and communities are adopting different strategies to tackle water security.
The Arctic was largely absent from recent United Nations talks on biological diversity, partly because Arctic nations have their own initiative to track the issue.
In light of a new U.N. report documenting atrocities against Rohingya in Myanmar, photojournalist Allison Joyce profiles Rohingya refugees who recently fled to Bangladesh and have harrowing stories to tell.
After plenty of precipitation this winter, the surface water drought in California is over for 2017, but some drought conditions persist in the state and will for decades.
The lives of Syrian families hang in the balance despite the ruling overturning President Donald Trump’s indefinite ban on Syrian refugees and the temporary halt of Syrian nationals from entering the U.S.
The lives of Syrian families hang in the balance despite the ruling overturning President Donald Trump’s indefinite ban on Syrian refugees and the temporary halt of Syrian nationals from entering the U.S.
Some of the world’s biggest high-tech companies have already built server farms in the Arctic. It turns out chilly temperatures are sometimes an asset, writes the High North News.
Lawyers representing the sister of a Syrian man allegedly tortured to death in 2013 files criminal complaint to Spain’s National Court in first case ever brought against Syrian officials in a Western court.
Following Trump’s executive order barring Syrians indefinitely from the U.S., Tania Karas reports on how its chaotic implementation hit one Syrian family who were already in transit as the order was inked.
Following Trump’s executive order barring Syrians indefinitely from the U.S., Tania Karas reports on how its chaotic implementation hit one Syrian family who were already in transit as the order was inked.
Thousands of Gambian refugees are returning from Senegal as the country’s new president pledges stability and reform. Exiled Gambian journalist Sanna Camara reports from the border region on the hopes of returning refugees.
A number of mostly faith-based organizations tasked with resettling refugees in America are rallying to support refugees in the country who fear they will never be reunited with relatives, while keeping their operations afloat during the suspension of the refugee program.
Until recently, many Indigenous people portrayed in early photographs of the Canadian Arctic remained nameless in the federal government’s archives. Project Naming seeks to change that by tapping northern community knowledge.
You need to understand atmospheric rivers – airborne water streams that deliver as much rain as hurricanes or tornadoes – if you live in the West. Fortunately, scientists are developing a wealth of new tools to predict and explain these storms.
Fleeing the Syrian conflict, Muna Darweesh sought refuge in Brazil using a holiday visa. After a tough start, the refugee from Latakia is becoming a culinary star in her adopted country and an example for other refugees.
One of Canada’s more northerly communities reinvents its relationship with a thawing landscape, reports Hakai Magazine.
Amid a low number of returns under the E.U.-Turkey deal, Apostolis Fotiadis reports that European officials are increasing pressure on Greece to expedite returns to Turkey in the form of a new action plan.
California’s drought has hit fish populations hard. Now that heavy rains have returned to the state, it would seem to be a boon for fish, such as salmon, but actually the heavy rainfall has had both positive and negative impacts.
The predominantly Kurdish district of Afrin in northwestern Syria has been under near-continuous siege for four years but remained relatively calm, attracting hundreds of thousands of displaced people. Now, it is under threat from Turkish military operations in Syria.
The former al-Qaida affiliate in Syria said it has struck out at a “conspiracy” to undermine the group, but analysts say infighting among factions will further undermine Syrian opposition, writes Middle East reporter Alex MacDonald.
In the Damascus suburbs, local truces are becoming more common and usually follow long periods of siege and fighting. Though the truce rarely restores normalcy, residents are forced to accept the situation to avoid renewed fighting.
Desperate decisions on the road to refuge left a young Afghan mother disabled, bereaved and stranded. Her story illustrates the appalling risks Afghan refugees are taking in the face of rising European asylum rejections and deportations.
Climate change is hastening shoreline erosion in the Arctic, where communities are facing tough decisions about how to stop homes and infrastructure from being washed away.
Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed to enforce a nationwide truce in Syria, in the hopes of paving the way for a future political solution to the crisis, but both the Syrian government and opposition have their doubts about the truce.
California has been hit with multiple large storms in the last month that have brought above-average snow and rainfall to most of the state. Here’s a look at what that means for the state’s more than five-year drought.
A new nonprofit initiative in a Turkish border town is finding that the simple act of teaching Syrian refugee women the local language can help them find jobs, integrate into their communities and empower their families, Didem Tali reports for Women and Girls Hub.
Following Australia’s decision to block migrant boats, thousands of refugees are now stranded in Indonesia. With little access to work or education while waiting years to be resettled, they have devised ways to keep productive, including the creation of a sports tournament.
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