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A mudslide in Freetown, Sierra Leone killed an estimated 1,000 people. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Urbanization and Climate Change Add Up to Deadly Consequences in Sierra Leone

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San Francisco skyline. | Earth Focus

San Francisco Builds On Land Most Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise

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A Fishing Community Allows Environment Time to Replenish

A Fishing Community Allows Environment Time to Replenish

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Farmland in California's Central Valley, near Fresno. | Earth Focus

Central Valley Turns to Technology to Address Contaminated Water

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Man standing next to fog catcher in Morocco. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Harvesting Fog to Address Drought At Edge of the Sahara

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People working on a sustainable sea cucumber farm in Madagascar. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

A Fishing Community Shuts Down Periodically to Give Environment Time to Replenish

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Aerial view of open-ocean fish farm. | Earth Focus

Proposed Fish Farms Promise to Reverse High Number of U.S. Seafood Imports

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Students at Esperanza Elementary School. | Earth Focus

Students In High-Density Neighborhood Reconnect With Nature

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A coyote howling with city lights behind him. | Earth Focus

Urban Habitat: Coyotes and P-22

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The coqui frog. | Earth Focus

Understanding How Species Adapt in Urban Habitats

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Urban Ark Los Angeles

Urban Ark Los Angeles

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Polar bear on North Slope of Alaska. | Still from "Earth Focus"

Fueling Change: Alaskan Communities Divided Over Oil Drilling

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Climate Migration: Mongolia Losing Nomadic Herding Lifestyle

In Ulaanbatar, Mongolia, more than 600,000 nomadic herders have moved to the city in search of work after dzud, or extreme weather patterns, have killed their cattle. In this segment of "Earth Focus" we see how climate change is threatening a deeply rooted lifestyle and how herders are adapting.
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