US south-west in grip of historic ‘megadrought’, research finds
The Guardian
Intensified by climate change, the current 20-year arid period is one of the worst on record, with wide-ranging effectsThe Enterprise Bridge passes over a section of Lake Oroville that is
Not a mask in sight’: thousands flock to Yellowstone as park reopens
The Guardian
On Monday, thousands of visitors from across the country descended on Yellowstone national park, which opened for the first time since its closure in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Why This Woman Chooses to Live in a Ghost Town
Outside Magazine
Inside a refurbished schoolhouse in a ghost town on New Mexico’s rural eastern plains, Debra Dawson sits on the side of her bed. “Some people call me a crazy cat
US national park reopenings raise fears of coronavirus outbreaks
The Guardian
On Wednesday, Zion national park in Utah, one of the most popular natural attractions in the US, received its first visitors in more than a month as the Trump administration
Pandemic fears in border towns as workers flock in to build Trump’s wall
The Guardian
Unlike the rest of the US, the sleepy border community of Ajo, Arizona, is busier than ever these days, as hundreds of border wall construction workers pass through each day.
Revealed: how poor Mexicans’ blood plasma feeds UK demand
The Guardian
“The first time I went, I wanted to cry,” said Lucía, a mother of three, describing how her economic situation would compel her to do the journey from her home
‘Treated like trash’: the project trying to identify the bodies of migrants
The Guardian
Soil is carefully dug and then brushed away and the bags removed from the ground. Inside are bones but also small items that give a touch of humanity and threads
Trump deploys ‘surge’ of park rangers to patrol Mexican border
The Guardian
Diverting rangers is a way to direct federal resources to the border without the need for congressional approvalHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. This Giving Tuesday, consider making
‘This touched everyone’: Walmart store reopens months after mass shooting
The Guardian
Three months after one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history, the Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, where 22 were killed in an August rampage reopened on