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This photo shows the view from the Monti Pisani in February 2014, looking north toward the Apuan Alps.
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Surviving Climate Change in Italy

Dana J. Graef
Chestnut trees provide a key insight into how people can prepare for the storms that are growing increasingly destructive as a result of climate change.
This illustration, from the cover of a pamphlet published by the Costa Rican environmental organization CEDECO, depicts global interconnections between Europe and Latin America that have arisen due to climate change.
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Carbon Farmers Work to Clean Up the World’s Mess

Dana J. Graef
In Costa Rica—and increasingly in other countries—sustainable agriculture is taking on new meaning and value due to climate change.
Cotacachi - This mountain in Ecuador, which is known locally as Mama Cotacachi, used to be capped by a glacier that was a dependable source of ice and water for nearby communities.
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Glacial Melting Isn’t Someone Else’s Problem

Dana J. Graef
Many of us will never see a glacier, but we should all take responsibility for trying to halt their disappearance.
In the last few decades, post-hurricane real estate developments in Cancún, Mexico, have benefited elites and divided tourists from locals.
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Natural Disasters Are Social Disasters

Dana J. Graef
As climate change makes some hurricanes more intense, social inequalities are cast in sharp relief.
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Can We “See” Climate Change?

Dana J. Graef
Climate change skeptics point to ice and snow to seed doubt about global warming—but visible evidence of the changing climate is all around us.