A Ukrainian Pop Star's Would-Be Revolution
Ruslana, Ukraine's biggest pop star, switches between two roles on stage: a limp, pale, synthetic woman chained to a machine for energy and a vibrant warrior whose energy comes from clean, renewable resources. But in post-Soviet Ukraine, her fans are more interested in capitalist consumption than conservation.
Jane Greenhalgh/NPRIn Highland Peru, a Culture Confronts Blight
Nothing is more important than the potato in the highland villages of Peru. But Peru's potato culture faces its biggest threat yet: Global warming has opened the door to the disease that caused the Irish potato famine.
In a Strategic Reversal, Dutch Embrace Floods
The Dutch have historically gone to great lengths to keep the water out of their low-lying country. But anticipated sea-level rise from global warming is causing them to take a dramatically different approach: Let the water go where it wants.
Special Series
Global Warming: It's All About Carbon
Robert Krulwich presents an animated series on the atom at the heart of global warming.
Interactive
Climate Connections: A Global Journey
Explore a global warming issue and see what NPR is reporting around the world.
Causes
Trees Lost to Katrina May Present Climate Challenge
Forests destroyed by Hurricane Katrina have drastically changed their carbon footprint.
With Climate Change Comes Floods
Climate change is disturbing the delicate balancing act that people have with water. Find out why.
In Texas, Climate Creeping onto Agenda
High consumption and tough lobbyists make changing climate policy in Texas a difficult task.
Solutions
Spain Runs Europe's First Commercial Solar Plant
A company in Spain is lighting thousands of homes with Europe's first solar-thermal tower plant.
In Cairo Slum, the Poor Spark Environmental Change
A local school funded by Procter & Gamble teaches the urban poor how to recycle plastics.
Spurred by Rising Seas, Dubai's Floating Ambition
Dubai is a test bed for floating architecture that could help cities survive climate change.
Signs
Antarctica's March of the Tourists
Visits by thousands of tourists each year could damage the world's most unspoiled continent.
In Iceland, Unintended Witnesses to Climate Change
An annual camping trek to a glacier in the center of Iceland turns bittersweet.
Greenland's Mysterious Holes Speed Ice Flow to Sea
Most of the lakes formed by melting ice drain through passages called moulins to bedrock below.
What To Do
Chinese Family Takes Carbon Challenge
They emit more carbon doxide than most Chinese families, but score pretty well against Americans.
Life in the 'Burbs: Heavy Costs for Families, Climate
Millions of Americans have moved to the suburbs, many not anticipating the impact of their choice.
Atlanta Family Slashes Carbon Footprint
Malaika Taylor got green by moving from the suburbs to a loft in the city.
Adaptation
To Slow Amazon Fires, Scientists Light Their Own
A team of scientists sets a fire in the Amazon to see how these burns are affecting climate change.
With Climate Swing, a Culture Bloomed in Americas
5,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers moved inland, creating one of the Americas' first cultures.
Watching Peru's Oceans for Cholera Cues
Warmer oceans may lead to cholera epidemics, but scientists hope to nip an outbreak in the bud.
Profiles
Young Indians Abroad Return to Help Better Country
Environmentalists are building a better India and, along the way, a cross-cultural community.
World Traveler Learns Climate Complexities
Juan Hoffmaister's travels have complicated his views on coping with climate change.
Young Alaskan Sees Changing Way of Life
Matthew Gilbert lives in Alaska's Arctic Village, where elders point to evidence of climate warming.
