Environmental

The 2008 shale oil boom in North Dakota’s Badlands, with reserves of 18 billion barrels, transformed local life—bringing wealth but also disruption.

Brazil’s October 2022 election left the nation divided, with southern conservative communities backing Bolsonaro after his narrow loss to Lula.

Japan will double its defense budget by 2027—the first time since WWII—amid concerns over China and North Korea.

In Burkina Faso, Islamist militants have shut down schooling for over 2.5 million children, waging war on education.

The IPCC warns emissions must peak by 2025 to limit warming to 1.5°C, but global green rankings remain complex.

Eighteen months after seizing power, the Taliban’s Emirate enforces strict Sharia, deepening crisis with bans on women’s education and work, ruled through coercion and parallel governance.

In Southern Iraq, infant mortality is so severe that Basra has three children’s cemeteries. Pollution from the oil industry, depleted uranium, and poor environmental protections have led to soaring birth defects, cancer, and deaths, leaving communities devastated.

With Russian oil and gas imports cut off by the war in Ukraine, Europe’s coal demand is rising. Multinationals are expanding mining in South America, harming the environment and local communities.

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English vineyards have surged 800‑fold in 50 years, with winemakers aiming to rival French champagne as climate change boosts southern England’s wine potential.