Deep in the Louisiana bayou, residents of Isle de Jean Charles are being forced from their homes. The island (about 1.5 hours from New Orleans) has lost a staggering 98% of its land since 1955—due to climate change, hurricanes and 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill—and the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indian people who live there have been fleeing for some time, but now have officially been offered $48 …
A few days ago, international leaders representing 195 different countries assembled in Paris to discuss fossil fuels, greenhouse gasses and climate change. Together, they signed a historic pact—called the Paris Agreement—in which they unanimously agreed to protect our home planet by curbing (or reversing) the effects of climate change and supporting the undeveloped countries affected most. It’s the first time the world has witnessed such …
Visual learners, rejoice. French artist and journalist Philippe Squarzoni—known for his celebrated non-fiction, graphic novel-style works on politics and human rights—lends his eye and storytelling panache to an extensive work on one of the world’s most significant and controversial issues: climate change. Inspired by both the scale and complexity of the issue, Squarzoni’s latest work “Climate Changed” is an addictive and personal account of the …
