Tag:the environment
I came across this quite stunning image today, depicting the movement of global aerosols across the planet. Click on the image above to see the high resolution version from NASA. It’s really very beautiful but at the same time provides a stark reminder about some of the environmental issues we face on a global scale. The image is described as follows: “High-resolution global atmospheric modeling run on the Discover supercomputer at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation at Goddard Space […]
The stench was over-powering. As I looked out onto the wooden benches before me, the bleached bones seemed to glisten under the Indonesian sun. I was in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, working on a story how the city is being threatened by climate change and flooding. This particular afternoon, however, I was distracted by the shocking scene before me. I was out with my guide, exploring the port area of the north of the city. As we walked around […]
Delighted to share with you the news of a recent guest blog post that I contributed to the National Geographic website, in their News Watch section. The post is titled “5 Myths about China and the Environment” and highlights some of the misconceptions about China’s environmental issues that I’ve come across over the years covering these issues. Below is the first one. Myth 1. Reintroduction of the Giant Panda Into the Wild Has Been a Success Natural forests cover about […]
A recent report led by the World Bank lists the cities most at risk from flooding, due to rising sea-levels. The study, “pinpoints cities around the world that will be most at risk and finds the costs of global flood damage could rise to $1 trillion a year if cities don’t take steps to adapt.” This is an issue I have great interest in, having covered the subject in my travels across Asia, most recently documenting the challenges the Indonesian […]
A quick post today to say thanks to the folks at Mongabay for featuring excerpts from my new eBook on their website this week. If you’re not aware already, Mongabay is a wonderful resource for all the latest news and stories related to the natural world. If it’s not a bookmark in your browser, it should be. Here’s an excerpt from the post: “With soaring mountains and vast grasslands, the Tibetan Plateau covers approximately one quarter of China. The plateau’s […]
I am very pleased to announce the launch of MELTDOWN: China’s Environment Crisis, my new eBook for iPad and Kindle, produced with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, which is now available for download on iTunes and on Amazon. This new free eBook is a culmination of 6 years of my work focusing exclusively on documenting, through photos and video, the many environmental challenges that China is facing in the early 21st Century. The challenges of capturing the many facets […]
– This incredible footage of a mudslide was caught via a dashboard camera in Taiwan yesterday. It seems this area of the island had been suffering from some severe weather recently, resulting in the slipping of a major piece of earth. This one driver had a VERY close call. Keep an eye out 3 seconds into the video at the top of the mountain, for a clue what’s about to come. Mudslides are a mixture of water, soil and rock, […]
I’m very pleased to share with you the news of the imminent arrival of a new multimedia eBook, titled MELTDOWN, produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. We’ve been working on this for the past 6 months, bringing together 6 years of my work covering environmental issues in China. The result of 10,000+ miles of travel, the book will combine photography, video, multimedia and essays from all corners of the country, that will immerse the reader in the story […]
Dear Friends, Followers and Readers, I would like to invite you to the opening party for ‘MELTDOWN: Climate Change and Environmental Degradation on the Tibetan Plateau’, which will be taking place at Southern Barbarian in Beijing on Saturday 20th April from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. The exhibition will feature a selection of images from my travels last year documenting how climate change is affecting communities on the roof of the world. On the afternoon, there will be free drinks and […]
Water pollution has been in the news a lot recently in China. The most notable story that has been circulating of late was the discovery of over 13,000 dead pigs in the Huangpu River outside of Shanghai. It’s another in a long line of stories that highlight the challenges that China faces in managing its waterways as the nation continues its rush to develop. Reading the coverage of this story led me to think about some of the examples of […]