Thanks to carbon emissions, our oceans are turning to acid. It’s dissolving the shells of oysters and attacking global shorelines - damaging ecosystems that suck more carbon dioxide from ocean waters than all the world’s vehicles spew into the air.
Climate change is transforming the world’s shorelines as we speak. Animals and plants that can’t tolerate warmer water are fleeing to cooler areas. In Part Two of this series, Coast vs. Climate, VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias takes a first-hand look at how nature is struggling to heal.
About half of Nigerians, especially youth, are willing to leave the country for a better life, according to a July World Bank survey, an increase of nearly 20% since 2014. The report blames poor job opportunities and economic hardships, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.