As disputed regions go, the Ilemi Triangle in East Africa is one where almost everyone carries a gun. But nascent efforts to shift from nomadic pastoralism to climate-smart, desert-adapted agriculture have opened a path toward peace. (Published February) www.thexylom.com/post/can-the...

In Panama, Indigenous midwives say birthing herbs are becoming harder to find. Across the Himalayas, traditional healers report climbing to increasingly higher altitudes to find medicinal herbs that once grew in the valleys below.

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Indigenous peoples across the world have been increasingly uprooted due to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Even though the Saura tribes in eastern India relocated only 18 km (11 mi.) after a cyclone claimed 61 lives in 2018, tribal members feel alien in their new surroundings:

In Panama, Indigenous midwives say birthing herbs are becoming harder to find. Across the Himalayas, traditional healers report climbing to increasingly higher altitudes to find medicinal herbs that once grew in the valleys below.

Early civilizations attributed winds to the moods of gods, seeing them as signs of punishment or favour. "Virtually no secular civilization in ancient times ever conceived of a rational explanation until Aristotle, who wrote extensively about why the wind blows", author Simon Winchester explains.

In Sudan’s Blue Nile region, families who once lived on wheat-based bread are now surviving on sweet potatoes — a drastic, unwanted shift driven by war, displacement, & the collapse of the country’s breadbasket. (Published April)

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In Jakarta, community-led urban farming is not only a solution for citizens to reclaim food sovereignty, but it also increases the megacity's climate resiliency. This is a major transformation for a city that is more than 95% dependent on food from Indonesia’s rural regions. (Published April)

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NEW: Nearly eighty years after WWII, Asian American nurses still have not received formal recognition for their service. But a women-led coalition is working to change that. This article was published in partnership with @19thnews.org and More to Her Story. www.thexylom.com/post/eighty-...

Unregulated rock-blasting by a Chinese company has shaken Nigeria's Ifelere community — killing people and destroying homes. “Whenever I hear a sudden noise from the blast, the shock won't leave until 40 minutes after I rest and wake up,” Lukman Mubarak, whose mother was killed. (Published March)

In Sudan’s Blue Nile region, families who once lived on wheat-based bread are now surviving on sweet potatoes — a drastic, unwanted shift driven by war, displacement, & the collapse of the country’s breadbasket. (Published April)

In Atlanta, primary care doctors are quietly taking on climate misinformation, using years of patient trust to broach a topic many still see as polarizing. Climate misinformation, like vaccine misinformation, has been spreading rampantly across social media channels. (Published March)

Wow what a phenomenal piece of history,’from Asian community news media. We won’t let them erase our contributions to the health and wealth of this nation of OURS. E Pluribus Unum.

NEW: Nearly eighty years after WWII, Asian American nurses still have not received formal recognition for their service. But a women-led coalition is working to change that. This article was published in partnership with @19thnews.org and More to Her Story. www.thexylom.com/post/eighty-...

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In Atlanta, primary care doctors are quietly taking on climate misinformation, using years of patient trust to broach a topic many still see as polarizing. Climate misinformation, like vaccine misinformation, has been spreading rampantly across social media channels. (Published March)

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Old Japanese EVs are flooding into Africa, but without trained mechanics or recycling systems, they’re quickly becoming unusable. As a result, these vehicles are being scrapped prematurely and are already adding to the region’s overflowing toxic landfills. (Published March)

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We report from war-torn Sudan and Ukraine. War is not just about politics; it pushes people into poverty, triggers food crises, and floods hospitals. Add climate change on top of that, and you get a disaster nobody talks about enough. Check out our newsletter so you don’t miss these stories.

Unregulated rock-blasting by a Chinese company has shaken Nigeria's Ifelere community — killing people and destroying homes. “Whenever I hear a sudden noise from the blast, the shock won't leave until 40 minutes after I rest and wake up,” Lukman Mubarak, whose mother was killed. (Published March)

Old Japanese EVs are flooding into Africa, but without trained mechanics or recycling systems, they’re quickly becoming unusable. As a result, these vehicles are being scrapped prematurely and are already adding to the region’s overflowing toxic landfills. (Published March)

You see why earlier in the year, I helped @thexylom.com set up a WhatsApp channel: it's the only platform that has shown significant usage growth among young Americans, and it's already ubiquitous in the immigrant communities we serve. Get news updates by text: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

As disputed regions go, the Ilemi Triangle in East Africa is one where almost everyone carries a gun. But nascent efforts to shift from nomadic pastoralism to climate-smart, desert-adapted agriculture have opened a path toward peace. (Published February) www.thexylom.com/post/can-the...

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China is one of the biggest development funders and operators in the world. It’s also silencing environmental reporters who dare to tell the truth about the harms some of those projects have caused across the global south Thank you to @thexylom.com for publishing this story.

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Nearly two years after Nigeria banned paraquat, the highly toxic herbicide continues to be sold openly, our investigation reveals. If large economies like the United States strictly enforce the Stockholm Convention against the use of harmful pesticides, could it have brought change in Nigeria?

And also, that's why home energy efficiency improvement programs are so good for the planet, your health, and for your wallet, and it's devastating when Trump goes after these programs. @thexylom.com's former intern had a great write-up (as of today, Hochul is still dilly-dallying over funding)

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Why did the Indian government rush the relocation of the Saura tribe right before the elections? "The district administration had... no prior experience of relief, rehabilitation, or reconstruction after a disaster of this scale," says Liby Johnson, who runs a local developmental organization.

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Early civilizations attributed winds to the moods of gods, seeing them as signs of punishment or favour. "Virtually no secular civilization in ancient times ever conceived of a rational explanation until Aristotle, who wrote extensively about why the wind blows", author Simon Winchester explains.

As the year wraps up, we’re revisiting our standout stories. In rural Tamil Nadu, fish is dried through solar power. This first-of-its-kind sustainable technology in India is helping women in the dried-fish trade: it has reduced their working hours and made the product cleaner.

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Why did the Indian government rush the relocation of the Saura tribe right before the elections? "The district administration had... no prior experience of relief, rehabilitation, or reconstruction after a disaster of this scale," says Liby Johnson, who runs a local developmental organization.

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As the year wraps up, we’re revisiting our standout stories. In rural Tamil Nadu, fish is dried through solar power. This first-of-its-kind sustainable technology in India is helping women in the dried-fish trade: it has reduced their working hours and made the product cleaner.

This year, we’ve brought you untold stories — the struggles of burn survivors in rising heat, how a small town became the U.S.' crude oil export capital, and why Hong Kong is struggling to adopt solar. Climate is at the heart of our reporting. Don’t miss what’s next — subscribe to our newsletter. 📬

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The effect of wind on world politics surprised Author Simon Winchester the most. Swedish scientists picked up radioactive traces carried by an atypical wind from Chernobyl — a shift that exposed the disaster instead of letting the Soviet regime hide it, Winchester tells Jason P Dinh.

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