“Without the forest, the Ogieks cannot survive. It is like removing a fish out of a lake — it will definitely die.”

Here are some of the most interesting — and weird and colorful and complicated — charts we made in the last 12 months.

“We don’t have any other options, we’re totally dependent on the ocean.”

With climate change, an increase in temperature and erratic rainfall patterns are creating challenges for the coffee farmers of Costa Rica.

“We used to have 20 oxen and two cows, but these days we have a single cow as we have no time to look after it.”

Inspired by a similar year-in-review piece from FiveThirtyEight, here are some of the most interesting charts we made in the last 12 months.

Alas, the Pyramid has been closed since 2015. Bista is the last man standing.

Recent studies show that pre-treating soil with ethanol enhances crop plants’ drought and heat tolerance — without genetic modification.

I knew the Dixie Fire was unprecedented. I knew that climate change had a role in its massive size. I also knew that not all of it was bad.

Nearly twenty years after I left town, wildfires are posing a whole new threat to my homeland.