Iran's Parched Landscape

And warnings of a dire future View this email in your browser A round-up of reporting from our grantees, upcoming events, and news from the Pulitzer Center The New Yorker A Witness to Climate Change Ako Salemi With their elegant arches mirrored in the water below, the ancient stone bridges of Isfahan are among the most magical sights in a city full of architectural splendors. But these days, no water flows beneath the bridges. The river has dried up—partly a result of unwise resource allocation on the local level, partly a result of global warming. Ako Salemi, our 2016 Persephone Miel fellow, captures the impact of global warming on Iran in this series of photos for The New Yorker. Researchers at M.I.T. recently concluded that by 2070—if worldwide carbon emissions aren't sufficiently reduced—the Persian Gulf region would experience heat waves impossible for humans to survive.  We are now accepting applications for the 2017 Miel Fellowship. Read Story Foreign Policy Back to the Future in China Rong Xioaqing Beginning in the 1980s, thousands of migrants from rural areas of China's Fujian Province were smuggled into the U.S. Now, many are returning. Pulitzer Center grantee Rong Xiaoqing explores this remarkable reversal in immigration trends. Read Story The Telegraph Mugabe's Ruined Nation Martin Fletcher Robert Mugabe, who is 92 years old, has ruled Zimbabwe for 36 years. His health is in decline. Pulitzer Center grantee Martin Fletcher revisits the ruined country and examines Mugabe's poisoned legacy. Read Story EVENTS Gallery Talk with Daniella Zalcman at Anastasia Gallery Tuesday, January 10, 2017 What Will It Take to End AIDS? Thursday, January 12, 2017 MORE FROM PULITZER CENTER VICE News War Pushes South Sudan Toward Famine Cassandra Vinograd The Caravan The Chinese State's Siege on Uighur Ways of Worship Alice Su New Security Beat Mismatched Flood Control System Compounds Water Woes in Southern Bangladesh  Nikita Sampath Voice of America Attitudes Toward Female Genital Mutilation Changing in Ethiopia Amy Yee Labocine Peru: Tropical Birds Confront Warming Dan Grossman Saturday Star - IOL South Africa: Amadiba Community Fights Proposed Mine Mark Olalde The New York Review of Books  Speaking About China Ian Johnson Scouting Blogger Highlights Out of Eden Collaboration DONATE The Pulitzer Center promotes in-depth engagement with global affairs through its support for quality international journalism across all media platforms and an innovative program of outreach and education. You are receiving this email because you either opted in at our website or signed up at a Pulitzer Center event. Our mailing address is: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW Suite 615 Washington, District Of Columbia 20036 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list