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“It's warming, it's us, we're sure, it's bad, but we can fix it.” That's the mantra of Kim Nicholas, a  climate scientist at Lund University in Sweden who writes about the five stages of "radical climate acceptance." The World's Marco Werman spoke with her about her book, "Under the Sky we Make". (This interview originally aired on March 25, 2021.)

In the Indian Ocean, musician Elodie Suzanne records under the name "Dilo." She uses nature sounds like the creaking of arctic ice to waves crashing on the shores of Mauritius. Dilo explains in her own words how climate change inspires her to celebrate the natural world. (This story originally aired on April 22, 2021.)

Akureyri, Iceland is on the verge of becoming the world’s first town to go carbon neutral. The town of 18-thousand residents has some natural advantages, including abundant hydro and geo-thermal energy. But it’s set up some ingenious programs to reduce its footprint elsewhere. The World's Gerry Hadden reports. (This story originally aired on July 20, 2023.)

Lethal landslides, coastal erosion, annual flooding and extreme heat. Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone in West Africa, has them all. Tackling these symptoms of climate change is the priority for Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr. She spoke with The World's Carolyn Beeler at the UN General Assembly this fall, about her transformation plans that have vaulted Freetown's climate solutions to global promin...

The average size of a small farm in India is less than three acres. That makes small farmers there highly susceptible to the changing weather patterns brought by climate change. Sushmita Pathak reports on a startup called Kheyti, which has developed low-cost, easy-to-install greenhouses to help small farmers get better yields in unpredictable weather. (This story originally aired on April 20, 2023...

The Belgian musical duo Charlotte & Bolis tackle some of the hot button issues of our time with infectious dance tracks. Their 2022 album "Topical Dancer" took on weighty subjects like colonialism, representation, xenophobia and political correctness in playful dance tunes. Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul spoke to The World's collaborator Meklit Hadero, host of the "Movement" series (which i...

Seattle-based singer Momma Nikki reflecting on their parents' relationship, their experience of colorism, and their father's experience as a Haitian immigrant in the United States. Momma Nikki speaks with Meklit Hadero, of the podcast "Movement."

To this day, Japan is home to a large population of so-called "zainichi Koreans," who can trace their ancestry back to Japan’s decadeslong occupation of Korea, before and during World War II. Musician Sasami Ashworth grew up in the US, but this history and her family upbringing echoes in her music. As part of The World's regular collaboration with the podcast "Movement," host Meklit Hadero talks w...

On the podcast "Movement," Meklit Hadero interviews musicians with roots around the world about how their histories and personal lives get translated into song. For this special Thanksgiving Day broadcast of The World, we share stories from "Movement" related to family and "found family." The World's Marco Werman and "Movement" host Meklit Hadero set up the show with a conversation about the role...

Musician Xenia Rubinos has always been known for her intense live performances. But they took a lot out of her. In the latest installment of our series, "Movement," which looks at the crossroads of music and migration, host Meklit Hadero talks to Rubinos about how she transformed as a performer during the pandemic. 

Larry Bellorín is a Venezuelan multi-instrumentalist who fled his country and put music aside until he met Joe Troop, an Appalachian banjo player. The two started collaborating, and just this January, Larry quit his construction job so the pair could tour full time. Meklit Hadero profiles this unlikely music duo for the series "Movement" about music and migration.

After weeks of negotiations, Israel and Hamas have finally agreed on a temporary ceasefire in Gaza that would start on Thursday morning. What will follow is the release of dozens of people taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7. In exchange, Israel will set free a large number of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Diplomats from Qatar acted as the intermediaries between sworn enemies of Hamas...

Severe water shortages in Iraq are affecting the cultivation of the country’s signature anbar rice. In recent years, the country has experienced record high temperatures. Climate change is one aspect of the problem, but geopolitics is also playing a major role. The World’s Sara Hassan speaks to a farmer in southern Iraq about how he’s been impacted. 

Forty-one construction workers building a 3-mile highway tunnel under the Himalayas have been trapped for more than a week. Host Marco Werman speaks with Mallika Bhanot, a volunteer with Ganga Ahvaan, a citizens’ forum based in Uttarakhand, about the tunnel collapse and the environmental concerns the construction accident has raised.

A new study out of Japan says that dementia there is on the decline. It follows a number of studies in recent years that suggest dementia is also on the decline globally. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Dr. Carol Brayne, professor of public health medicine at the University of Cambridge, about the latest research and the factors behind the declining rates of dementia. 

Buffy Sainte-Marie is a folk singer-songwriter who became popular in the 1960s with protest songs like “Universal Soldier.” She has long claimed Indigenous ancestry from Canada. But a recent investigation by the CBC has put all of that into question. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.

The national instrument of Cuba, the tres, is gaining some attention at one of the world's most prestigious music schools. Berklee College of Music admitted two students of Cuban tres for the first time in its history. The World's Tibisay Zea ccaught up with them in Boston.

In Latvia, there’s increased concern about the country’s border security. In recent months, thousands of migrants have travelled to Belarus, seeking to enter Latvia and gain asylum. Now the Baltic country is speeding up construction of a border fence. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.

Ahead of the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the UN has issued its 2023 Emissions Gap Report. It's pretty grim. It shows that the globe is headed for nearly 3°C (5.4°F) of warming compared with preindustrial levels through 2100, instead of the 1.5°C (2.7°F) agreed to at Paris in 2015. Marco Werman focuses on the specific challenge for small- and medium-size countries to shift to sustainabl...

For centuries, eyeliner has been seen as a staple, and often the only beauty item some women and men wear. In culture journalist Zahra Hankir's latest book, "Eyeliner: A Cultural History," readers learn how eyeliner isn't just some superficial beauty hack. In many cultures around the world, it has been revolutionized and popularized by people of color, for its medicinal purposes, authority and rel...

Two peace activists — Sally Abed, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and her colleague Alon-Lee Green, a Jewish Israeli — have just returned to the Middle East after a weeklong tour of the US. The pair are leaders of a grassroots group called Standing Together. They talk with The World’s Marco Werman about the debates they saw raging in the US and how the current crisis has upended efforts at Arab-Is...

Today, Ukrainians are marking ten years since the start of the Maidan revolution. As a result of the uprising, Ukraine’s pro-Russian President fled the country, but at the same time, Russia took advantage of the situation and invaded Ukraine. The ripple effects are now playing out, with the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.

Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims crammed on small boats have been trying to find a safe place to land in Indonesia. One boat was twice prevented from landing. One group was finally allowed to disembark in the province of Aceh on Sunday. The World's Patrick Winn explains why they face such resistance.

Germany was once lauded as the European Union's most welcoming country when it came to receiving asylum-seekers and refugees. During the "migrant crisis" in 2015, the country took in more than a million asylum-seekers. But that reputation is fast fading as politicians from parties on both the left and the right propose measures to cut back on new arrivals. As The World's Europe correspondent Orla...

For over a year now, the British activist group Just Stop Oil has been using what it calls a disruptive campaign strategy to pressure the UK government into stopping issuing new licenses for fossil fuel projects. Fossil fuels are a major cause of climate change. Reporter Rebecca Rosman spent some time following campaigners around London to find out whether these tactics are working.