Daniel Grossman

Daniel is a science journalist focused on climate change.

Daniel is a science journalist focused on climate change.

Gas flares at the Suncor Oil Sands Mining Site.

The view over Alberta's tar sands shows booming wealth — and environmental destruction

A trillion dollars' worth of heavy crude oil has attracted the world's oil titans to western Canada — and they're making a mess. The World and GlobalPost's GroundTruth Project head to the skies for a look at the sweeping impact of oil extraction from the Alberta Tar Sands.

The view over Alberta's tar sands shows booming wealth — and environmental destruction

With Sawdust and Paint, Locals Fight to Save Peru's Glaciers

With Sawdust and Paint, Locals Fight to Save Peru's Glaciers

Video: Climate Change Threatens to Transform Mongolia

Video: Climate Change Threatens to Transform Mongolia

To Fight Noxious Dust Storms at Home, Koreans Plant Trees in Mongolia

To Fight Noxious Dust Storms at Home, Koreans Plant Trees in Mongolia
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Blog: Rains That Don't Wet

Blog: Rains That Don't Wet
The World

Global Warming Makes a Splash

Global Warming Makes a Splash
The World

Blog: An Optimist

Blog: An Optimist

Waiting for Water

Waiting for Water
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Blog: Lima's Brown Coast

Blog: Lima's Brown Coast
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Blog: Lima's Future Water Shortage

Blog: Lima's Future Water Shortage

Greenland ice sheets melting faster than predicted

The World's Daniel Grossman reports from Greenland on disturbing changes. A new report says ice in Greenland and other northern regions is melting far faster than predicted just a few years ago, with possibly serious consequences for global sea levels.

Greenland ice sheets melting faster than predicted

Bushmeat market in Ecuador rainforest

Daniel Grossman reports on how illegal commercial hunting is threatening the animal diversity and rainforest ecosystem of the Yasuni National Park in Ecuador.

Bushmeat market in Ecuador rainforest
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In Ecuador, striking it rich by keeping oil in the ground

Iin the 1970s and ‘80s, the oil company Texaco dumped billions of gallons of waste from its operations in the Ecuadoran Amazon into the forest. While the pollution remains the subject of a long-running lawsuit, the Ecuadoran government seems to be taking a lesson from the disaster. It says it may put several major Amazon oil deposits off limits to drilling if other countries help cover at least some of the lost revenue, in a deal that would also protect one of the richest ecosystems on Earth.

In Ecuador, striking it rich by keeping oil in the ground
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Paris heat wave offers lessons on climate change

In 2003, Europe was hit by a major heat wave. 1,200 died in Paris. The city is trying to learn from the tragedy. Reporter Daniel Grossman has the story.

Paris heat wave offers lessons on climate change
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Raising Bangladesh

Some of the countries most at risk from climate change are low-lying nations. And chief among them is the South Asian country of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is experimenting with floods to prevent floods. Daniel Grossman has our story on PRI's The World.

Raising Bangladesh