More: Climate Crisis
A World in Distress
World mean temperature is up 1.1C since the industrial
revolution. Climate experts believe we have 12 years before it rises
enough to set up a self-reinforcing...
Who turned up the temperature? Climate change, heatwaves and wildfires
The
cautionary tale of the boiling frog describes how a frog that jumps into
boiling water will save itself by jumping straight out, but the frog...
Connecting the Poles: The importance of collaboration between regions
The
Arctic and Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), separated by thousands of miles, share
many of the same wonders and challenges, and yet they hardly work together...
Burning Planet: Climate Fires and Political Flame Wars Rage
Economic and political polarization will rise this year, as collaboration
between world leaders, businesses and policy-makers is needed more than ever to
stop severe threats to...
How climate is changing politics
In the fall of 2019, Democratic Speaker of the US House of
Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, went on record saying that competition for
resources was turning ecology...
The Fires of 2019–2020
Suddenly, sickeningly, the
consequences of climate change have hit gentle, populated South-Eastern
Australia. All up and down the usually well-watered Great Dividing Range, from
Western Victoria around...
Warming Ocean Currents Affect Weather and Environment
Authors: Meena
Miriam Yust and Arshad
M. Khan
If one can
imagine looking at our globe from the South Pole end, one can observe the ocean
currents circulating water...
Going Directionless: The Disease of Climate Dialogue
As weird as it may have
seemed, Greta Thunberg’s sea voyage from Europe to New York is the latest
environmental scandal for the irrationals. For the...
Climate change: New rules agreed to determine which investments are green
Parliament negotiators reached
an agreement with Council on Monday on new criteria to determine whether an
economic activity is environmentally sustainable.
The so-called “taxonomy
regulation” stipulates that the...
More Companies and Government Ambition Required to Meet the “Net Zero” Challenge
Four years after the Paris Climate Agreement, tangible
action from governments is falling short of trajectories needed to restrict
global warming to 1.5° Celsius. This is...