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Points of ProgressChildren first: Protecting and nurturing, from Colombia to FinlandProgress roundup: Children鈥檚 rights and needs drove national policy in Colombia and Finland. And for coastal areas, new proof of seabeds as carbon sinks.
The ExplainerCleanup of LA fires has begun 鈥� and toxins are a key challengeHazardous waste and the scale of the disaster make fire cleanup tricky for Los Angeles and the EPA.
Madagascar fights to save the forests that made it famousDespite pledges to halt deforestation and youth-led efforts to reverse it, Madagascar is losing its trees faster than almost anywhere else on Earth.聽
In LA, residents weigh whether to sell or rebuild after fires destroy their homesResidents who lost houses to fire weigh selling properties to corporate buyers as costs of available housing in Greater Los Angeles skyrockets.聽
What is it like to be a mom amid the Los Angeles fires? I can tell you.Parents and kids in Los Angeles have seen their lives upended by fires, smoke, and evacuation alerts. Our reporter shares her own experience.
In Los Angeles, as Palisades Fire burns, resilience begins to take holdAt an emergency shelter near the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, resilience has started to bloom even as the flames burn on.聽聽
Points of ProgressWhy preschool matters in Mexico and bees thrive in SloveniaProgress roundup: Preschool has lasting positive affects for children in Mexico, Slovenia鈥檚 affinity for bees aids in their conservation, and more.
What I saw in LA-area fire evacuations: Caring for people and their safetyThe wind-fueled fires around Los Angeles destroyed many homes. Our West Coast reporter reflects on finding safety and community amid the danger.
Points of ProgressGrowing baby corals in the nursery and corn on steep hillsidesProgress roundup: Success for coral raised in the nursery, corn grown on steep hillsides, and a new powder that captures CO2 from the atmosphere.
The ExplainerCalifornia wildfires rage, forcing evacuations. How warm winds stoke risks.Thousands have evacuated as uncontained wildfires threaten populated areas near Los Angeles. Gusty Santa Ana winds come amid a dry start to the rainy season.
FocusFlorida town鈥檚 climate reckoning: Storms so costly, homeowners may be forced outHurricanes have left Englewood, Florida, homeowners struggling to afford repairs or insurance 鈥� putting the character of the town at risk.
Points of ProgressGondolas solve a last-mile problem in Mexico City, and the fixer-uppers of ScotlandProgress roundup: Electric gondolas bring commuters closer to the center of Mexico City, Scotland鈥檚 abandoned homes get makeovers, and more.
Why Florida and almost half of US states are enshrining a right to hunt and fishShowing a shift in conservation values, Florida voters recently approved a right-to-hunt amendment on the same ballot where marijuana rights failed.
The Climate Generation: Our landmark series, one year laterThe Monitor's聽Climate Generation聽series featured a host of youth-driven solutions. Our team checks back in, finding triumphs and setbacks.
First LookAs wildfires threatened Malibu, the Pepperdine students didn鈥檛 panic. They had a plan.Wildfires are threatening Southern California again, this time near Malibu. One college in the Santa Monica Mountains lay directly in the path of the Franklin Fire, but extensive safety plans have saved buildings from burning down and students from getting hurt.
Points of ProgressSquat lobsters and filtering fungi: Discoveries from the ocean deep to an African labIn our progress roundup,聽an underwater mountain in the Southern Pacific yields new species and South Africa researchers grow fungi to fight river pollution.
Record drought and blazes? The US Northeast awakens to new wildfire risks.After a record drought this fall, and increased wildfires, in the U.S. Northeast, people in this region are talking about better ways to prepare for threats to forests.聽
Robots and entrepreneurs work to green the US housing industryThe carbon-intensive U.S. construction industry is scrambling to help ease a nationwide housing shortage. Startups are trying to find climate-friendly solutions, but the challenges they face are emblematic of the barriers to industrywide change.
First LookTowns around the Great Lakes are used to snow. Why did this storm bring so much?The Great Lakes region has been buried in snow after days of storms, yet more could be on the way with forecasters predicting another storm system to hit the area.聽Snow totals since Thanksgiving are nearing 6 feet in some places.
Points of ProgressNew turtle moms hit the beach in Greece, and the school buses making electricityProgress roundup: New turtle moms hit the beach, a school bus fleet sends power back to the grid, and food waste is fermented into livestock feed.
