A Red List for Ecosystems: Will it Aid Conservation?
The Aral Sea in Central Asia, in 1989 (L) and 2008 (R). Images courtesy of NASA. The most devastated ecosystem I’ve ever seen is the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Once the world’s fourth largest lake, the...
View ArticleA Red List for Ecosystems: Will it Aid Conservation?
The Aral Sea in Central Asia, in 1989 (L) and 2008 (R). Images courtesy of NASA. The most devastated ecosystem I’ve ever seen is the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Once the world’s fourth largest lake, the...
View ArticleScientists Plan for Grand Experiment in the Colorado River Delta
The dry Colorado River Delta against the Cucapá Mountains. Photo by Erik Rochner/National Geographic Once written off as dying of thirst and beyond revival, the delta of the Colorado River is slated to...
View ArticleHelp Return the Colorado River to the Sea
Imagine if one day you couldn’t get home. Your journey stopped short of where you were supposed to be. That’s the story of the iconic Colorado River, which sculpted the Grand Canyon and today sustains...
View ArticleThis World Water Day, Something Big to Celebrate
A withered tree in the once wet and fertile Colorado River Delta. Next week, a “pulse flow” will begin returning some water to the delta. Photo by Erik Rochner/National Geographic On Monday, March 24,...
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