Calls from US political leaders to address the root causes of climate change are rare enough to be worth noting and celebrating when they happen, so I was pleased to read about a letter to President Obama from five US senators from states most impacted by Hurricane Sandy. They wrote: “Superstorm Sandy, and the possibility of even […]
Data-mining in Kenya
“The data might just be in filing cabinets at each border crossing.” We always knew it was going to be tough to make a model of drought-induced population displacement in Kenya, and this comment in one of my meetings last month confirmed it. I was in Nairobi to meet with experts and decision makers about […]