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Zante Island, Greece: The remains of a cigarette ship that met its demise in October of 1980.

Introducing Pacific Standard's collaboration with Magnum Photos and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Introducing Pacific Standard's collaborative August 2018 photo issue.

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

As climate change brings more frequent and more destructive natural disasters, more people must face the challenges of living life as scheduled on the edge of chaos.

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Today marks one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Momin Mohammad, a leather worker, brushes his teeth by a canal near his home in the city's polluted Hazaribagh neighborhood. Each day, tanneries dump 22,000 liters of toxic waste into the Buriganga, the capital city's main river and key water supply.

Sunita Sharma has founded a homestead in Mankhu where women can own their own land, offering them a path out of dependency.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

African Heritage Dancers dance to the African Heritage Drummers during a Kwanzaa celebration at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold Union and E.U. flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 21st, 2017.

The story of how Anthony Carbajal became a voice of hope for a disease famous for its hopelessness.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

A plume of smoke is seen from Ojai, California, as the Thomas Fire grows and advances toward seaside communities on December 10th, 2017, near Carpinteria, California.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Gazipara, Bangladesh: In southern Bangladesh, soil embankments protect rise paddies from the Kapotaksma and Shakbaria rivers during the rainy season, but the heavy storm surges frequently destroy them.

Mexican farmers protest in Mexico City on December 5th, 2017, over land conflicts on the outskirts of the capital.