Tied to the World

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I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there’s a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us. Alice Hoffman

This week, a severe drought has hit Southeast Asia’s 4,880km long Mekong River, threatening the lives of tens of millions of people and prompting an increasingly desperate human response.

Image: Yuangshuo County, China via magical-world

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Mike Sowden

Mike Sowden is a freelance writer based in the north of England, obsessed with travel, storytelling and terrifyingly strong coffee. He has written for online & offline publications including Mashable, Matador Network and the San Francisco Chronicle, and his work has been linked to by Lonely Planet, World Hum and Lifehacker. If all the world is a stage, he keeps tripping over scenery & getting tangled in the curtain - but he's just fine with that.