Environmental Disasters

The war has brought suffering and devastation—and "war-wilding," a surprising ray of hope.

A city in Uzbekistan that was once a port is now in the middle of a desert.

In 2021, the Dixie Fire burned much of the park. Now, Lassen's recovery offers surprising lessons on resilience.

Linked to the biblical Garden of Eden, the Mesopotamian marshes—and their people—have endured decades of environmental destruction.

During massive fires in Indonesia, the critically endangered primates' voices provided clues to their overall health.

In 1990, a scientist began visually documenting Prince William Sound’s recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. When funding ran out, volunteers took over.

Patterns in 1,000-year-old stalagmite formation connect the fall of empires, kingdoms, and industries to long and deadly dry periods.

Receding waters are leaving behind an environmental disaster, and a new kind of tourism.

Following a maritime disaster, Sri Lankans are cleaning their beaches, nurdle by nurdle.

A researcher's quest to understand a mysterious mass extinction leads to cud-chewing culprits.

An unloved invader has found its way onto menus across the region.

New Jersey's Passaic River has been unsafe to fish for decades.

The Ashland-Nyanza Project uses color to promote history and healing.

A 1948 environmental disaster in the Pennsylvania town resulted in half truths, conspiracy theories, and the introduction of clean air laws.

The Salton Sea is a polluted accident turned natural resource, and the government is finally giving it funding.