In 2025, the world razed less forest than any other year in the last decade. The bad news: global warming is making wildfires more frequent and intense.
Even as more people take up alpine touring on New Englandβs trails, winters are getting shorter, βweather whiplashβ events are eroding the snowpack and natural snow is becoming less reliable.
Illegal deforestation for avocado crops points to a blood-soaked trade with the United States involving threats, abductions and killings.
Avocados are process inside the Aztecavo packing house in Uruapan. Demand for avocados has skyrocketed since Mexico began importing them to the United States.