David Biello is the science curator at TED Talks and the author of "The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth's Newest Age."

Lauren Markham is a writer and reporter based in Northern California, covering issues related to youth, migration and the environment. Her work has been published in ou

It would create jobs for would-be immigrants and a climate of civility between nations.

Dien Luong is a freelance investigative journalist from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, covering politics, inequality and globalization. He holds a Master's degree from the

In Bundelkhand, people struggle for every drop of water they can find.

Long before the Marshall Islands disappear under rising seas, finding freshwater will become the most urgent consequence of climate change.