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Blown-up mountains and toppled cactus, damage from border wall

December 21, 2020 By Anita Snow

GUADALUPE CANYON, Ariz. (AP) — Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops in a rush to build more of President Donald...

How will West Coast wildfires impact the U.S. economy?

September 18, 2020 By Timothy Rooks

The hot glow of embers may permanently reshape the dynamic West Coast and turn it an unwelcoming place.

Azul como la Tierra o rojo como Marte

September 18, 2020 By Javier Sierra

La crisis climática abanica las llamas con catastróficas consecuencias. Y los científicos nos advierten que la frecuencia e intensidad de estos incendios van a empeorar.

No Heroes

August 13, 2020 By Peter Marcus

"There were no heroes in Hiroshima, only shadows."

‘Beirut is burning’: Lebanese youth leader says country in trouble before blast

August 11, 2020 By Robin Talbot And Ewan Simpson

Adnan Al-Mokdad of the Union of Lebanese Democratic Youth says the working and poor people of Lebanon were already in a disastrous situation even before the port explosion.