North Carolina’s Outer Banks again threatened, this time by Hurricane Erin
Hurricane Erin is impacting Hatteras and Ocracoke islands in the North Carolina Outer Banks, prompting evacuations due to anticipated damage ...
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For Shi’ite pilgrims in Iraq’s deserts, suffering strengthens faith
Majid al-Kareem embarks on a 500 km pilgrimage by foot through southern Iraq to honor the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Hussein, ...
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
Chinguetti, Mauritania, a historic city with ancient libraries and manuscripts, is facing extinction as shifting sands encroach on its neighborhoods. ...
Efforts brew to revive ‘green deserts’ in southern India’s tea country
In southern India's Nilgiris region, sacred groves are being protected by Indigenous communities and restored by ecologists amidst vast tea ...
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