In the summer of 2005, while Atlantic hurricanes battered coastlines from Cuba to Mexico, the Eastern Caribbean baked under a relentless sun with barely a breeze to cool the air. Tourists and locals alike wilted in the heat, and below the sea, marine life and corals in particular suffered as well. The windless calm settled [...]

 
EarthTalkTM 
From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine 
Dear EarthTalk: I saw a cover line on a magazine that said, “The next world war will be over water.” Tell me we’re not really running out of water!    – Nell Fox, Seattle, WA
Today fully one-sixth of the world’s human population lacks access to clean drinking water, and more than [...]