Climate change is impacting Pacific island nations harder than most – and sooner than most, too. Surprisingly, archaeologists have discovered that some islanders have been coping with climate change issues for hundreds of years.
The Maowusu Miracle – Turning the Desert Tide
Most news we get about deserts today is bad. Creeping sands, disappearing rivers and croplands – it’s a gloomy subject. But in one remote area of China, local people decided to fight back against the invading sands. Today, the Maowusu is desert no longer, but a swathe of waving plants covering an area the size of Belgium.