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Warmer weather up north is opening up shipping lanes and new access to natural resources. It's also fueling a military buildup.

People in northern Israel are living through a low-level war. Israeli troops are trading fire with Hezbollah in nearby Lebanon. What's adding to the risk of a wider conflict?

One year ago, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean created a devastating tsunami. In the fishing village of Ondachchimadam, 74 lives were lost, along with hundreds of homes. Life goes on in the village, but the economic and emotional impact is still keenly felt.

Small towns have their own version of the housing crisis: not enough homes being built, plus a lack of move-in ready homes. Local leaders say it's hard to expand the tax base without more homes.

Robin Young is the award-winning host of Here & Now. Under her leadership, Here & Now has established itself as public radio's indispensable midday news magazine: hard-hitting, up-to-the-moment and always culturally relevant.

With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily.

A massive hydropower project in northern Quebec will divert the Rupert River to generate electricity for Canada and the United States. In the process, it will also flood an area long sacred to Cree Indians.

It used to be the most populous city and the business capital of Syria. Now it's a symbol of urban devastation that's the focus of the country's five-year-old war.

Gefilte fish can be made from fresh fish or frozen fillets. It's sold in jars at the supermarket. Turns out there's one more version. It might make you laugh — or go "yuck."

Millions of home listings on Realtor.com now include information about climate change-driven flood risk. Other real estate sites are holding off.