http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/06/photo-essay-in-the-heart-of-dryness/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/06/photo-essay-in-the-heart-of-dryness/comment-page-1/#comment-187090 The Sahel Is Getting Wetter, But Will It Last? – State of the Planet Thu, 09 May 2013 11:58:07 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=27648#comment-187090 [...] The Sahel remains one of the poorest and least developed regions in the world. It’s also one of the most vulnerable to climate change and variability. One bright spot for the region is that since the mid-1980s, average rainfall has increased [...]

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