Mar 29

Mar 29 The Disaster After The Disaster

Climate crisis, Human rights, global warming, journalism, australia

For those in Lismore, flood insurance isn’t a thing. They aren’t even eligible for it because they live in a flood zone. And they live in a flood zone because it is more affordable than non-flood zones in this region, a region that was in a crippling housing crisis before the floods even came. Without any other viable options provided to them, many have no choice but to rebuild their lives where they lost them. And yet here we are less than a month later, with the rains pounded down yet again, and Lismore being evacuated.

Jul 2

Jul 2 Wake Up and Smell The Fire, Australia

Olivia Katz

Climate crisis, conservation, Human rights, global warming, journalism, koalas

We scanned the desolate landscape for signs of life. But all we could see was black, and then more black—blackened rolling hills and charred trees surrounded us from every direction. Once a lush and thriving forest, this place was now unrecognizable.

Mar 28

Mar 28 Strange New World

Olivia Katz

australia, Climate crisis, conservation, kindness, humanitarian, photojournalism, world, theheartatlas, sustainability, global warming

Bondi beach has been officially shut down with striped red tape and ramshackle fences blocking off its entrances. Bondi’s usually bustling streets of bars, cafes, and restaurants are mostly closed, with signs on their doors wishing people well and saying they will be back as soon as they can.

There is a palpable and inescapable sadness in the air these days…lost jobs, lost loved ones, an unknown future, and a bubbling global existential dread that most have never felt so profoundly.