Robert Johnson Microsoft, Google, and Amazon’s data centers are receiving priority access to freshwater in drought-stressed areas globally, amplifying local communities' water scarcity. Yet, these tech giants plan to continue expanding their infrastructure within these regions. Moreover, residents are often forced to take action through grassroots activism, as their local governments often welcome these companies as neighbors without regard to those living in these areas. S

Jack Kayal Once viewed as little more than a far-off frozen frontier and political backwater, the Arctic region is rapidly evolving into a flashpoint for global conflict and competition. Recent reductions in sea levels have thrust previously uninhabitable, strategically unimportant land to the forefront of international affairs. The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that Arctic summer ice levels have declined by 13% each decade since 1979, while predicting that the

Briggs Murray On January 23, 2025, at a time when the biting cold would entice most Americans to huddle around their crackling fireplaces, on the other side of the world something remarkable was underway.  In the sweltering tropical air of Bangkok, Thailand, over 100 couples withstood the discomforting heat of midday as they proudly filed into a shopping mall.  This mall, the Siam Paragon, appeared quite ordinary on any normal day – its glass facade and golden trimming camou

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