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This photo shows Juan Rodriguez and his cousin Orlando Flores checking on their 2-acre agave field in Vacaville, Calif., on June 26, 2024. They are walking among rows of aloe-looking agave plants, with their backs to the camera. In the background are a fence and yellow-orange sky.

Juan Rodriguez and his cousin Orlando Flores check on their 2-acre agave field in Vacaville, Calif., on June 26. Their crop was planted two years ago and will be ready to harvest in another five years or so. Manola Secaira/CapRadio hide caption

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California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change

September 9, 2024 • Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state.

Encore: Agave and Latino Growers

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A tiny house gives them hope: How a homeless family in Brazil got a fresh start

Erica Lacerda de Souza, Bruce Lee Sousa and son Henrique of São Paulo, Brazil, lost their home during the pandemic but got a fresh start from a program that offers tiny houses to homeless people. At first they said no — it seemed too good to be true. Felipe Iruata for NPR hide caption

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A tiny house gives them hope: How a homeless family in Brazil got a fresh start

August 13, 2023 • The Brazilian family saw their income evaporate during the pandemic. They couldn't afford to stay in their home. The city of São Paulo had a solution — but they thought it was too good to be true.

Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

Kelna Begum, 30, stands with her child in front of a building that's been raised to survive seasonal floods in her village of Golabari in the Sunamganj region of northern Bangladesh. Fatima Tuj Johora for NPR hide caption

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Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

March 26, 2023 • The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

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