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Benji Jones

Benji Jones

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Benji Jones

    Down to Earth
    See where birds are migrating in real time, in one mapSee where birds are migrating in real time, in one map
    Down to Earth

    This bird forecast is way more fun than any weather app.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    The surprising downsides to planting trillions of treesThe surprising downsides to planting trillions of trees
    Down to Earth

    Large tree-planting initiatives often fail — and some have even fueled deforestation. There’s a better way.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Wildfires in Australia caused an explosion of sea life thousands of miles awayWildfires in Australia caused an explosion of sea life thousands of miles away
    Down to Earth

    Smoke rising from forest fires contains nutrients that can cause algae populations to explode.

    By Benji Jones
    Grass is good. Lawns are terrible.
    Down to Earth

    Grasslands are anything but wastelands.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Why are these octopuses hurling shells at each other?Why are these octopuses hurling shells at each other?
    Down to Earth

    Don’t annoy an octopus or you might get a face-full of silt.

    By Benji Jones
    Why Hurricane Ida has been so devastating to the Gulf Coast
    Explainers

    Rising seas, a warming world, and Covid-19 are shaping the impact of “one of the strongest storms to ever hit Louisiana.”

    By Umair Irfan and Benji Jones
    Fires in the Amazon are out of control. Again.
    Down to Earth

    Hundreds of wildfires have already scorched the rainforest this year, and the worst is likely yet to come.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    The West’s megadrought is so bad, authorities are airlifting water for animalsThe West’s megadrought is so bad, authorities are airlifting water for animals
    Down to Earth

    What do we owe animals suffering under climate-fueled drought?

    By Benji Jones
    Pesticides can amplify each other. Bees have become the victims.
    Down to Earth

    To save insects and help ourselves, experts say we have to rethink the regulation of poisonous chemicals.

    By Benji Jones
    Climate
    Where extreme weather is getting even worse, in one mapWhere extreme weather is getting even worse, in one map
    Climate

    A new UN interactive atlas reveals how climate change will shape weather around the world.

    By Benji Jones