OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
CONTENTS
NEWS SECTION
Will King Charles III Be an Environmentalist Monarch?
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Study Cites Beneficial Coffee Components
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Global Electricity Use Soared Last Year
The Earth & I Editorial Team
DATA SECTION
War’s Devastation, by the Numbers
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Billions of People Still Suffer from Lack of Household Water, Sanitation
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Transporting Food Boosts CO2 Emissions
The Earth & I Editorial Team
North Korea’s Deforestation Woes
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Typhoon Merbok Propelled by Warm Seas
The Earth & I Editorial Team
US Life Expectancy Dropped in 2021
The Earth & I Editorial Team
ECOSYSTEMS
Leave It to Beavers—How These Legendary Dam Builders Bolster Ecosystems
Mal Cole
Bluefin Tuna at Risk
Gordon Cairns
FOOD
The Mighty Mushroom
Julie Peterson
Black Sapote—A Chocolatey Tropical Treat
Alina Bradford
HUMAN HEALTH
People Have the Capacity to Love and Heal the Earth
Chris Laszlo
Maybe It’s Time to Walk Out on Obesity
Paramita Mandal, Rojina Yasmin, and Suvanjana Ghosh
CLIMATE CHANGE
Why Silvopasturing Is a Win-Win for Brazil and the Climate
Richard Kemeny
Rising Sea Levels Spur Mitigation
Robin Whitlock
NATURAL DISASTERS
Indigenous Resilience During COVID-19
Daniel Kobei
ENERGY
Hope Persists for EV Growth Despite Obstacles
Nnamdi Anyadike
Reimagining Energy—Could New Kinds of Renewables Help Solve Climate Change?
Rick Laezman
WATER QUALITY
Troubled Waters
Mark Smith
Clean, Sparkling, Safe Water for All
Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Everything Old is New Again: Thrifting Makes Recycling Easier
Kate Pugnoli
ECONOMICS & POLICY
Going Green Is Good Business
Deborah Talbot
EDUCATION
Raising Environmental Scholars of the Sea
Yasmin Prabhudas