Heat, drought, fires threaten Lebanon’s northern forests

Heatwaves, low rainfall and the threat of wildfires are compounding the woes of people in the forested north of Lebanon, a country where economic pain has long taken prominence over environmental concerns. After a blistering and dry summer, residents of the mountainous Akkar region near the Syrian border are voicing fears about climate change and […]

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