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US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2023 Global Climate assessment also ranked July as one of the wettest months in its history. by Marco Lopez Record-breaking global temperature has been intermittently reported by traditional media over the years. In many ways, we haven’t truly experienced what scientists have observed on the ground. Understanding the jargon […]
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by Climate Spotlight Staff RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil. August 15, 2023 The Brazil National Institute of Space Research detected a 33.6% drop in deforestation in the Amazon during the first six months of President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva’s term. In July, the federal agency reported that the satellite data was gathered from a system […]
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By Marco Lopez A burning fire is a pillar of our modern civilization. It has always been since we(mankind), first grasped the power of honing the flame—our growth has been exponential. The only reason I could write these thoughts, and you can read them, through these light-projecting devices, is because of constant burning fires. Fossil […]
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This story was written by Marco Lopez, a Belizean multimedia journalist. It was published with the generous support of the Caribbean Climate Justice Journalism Fellowship, a joint venture between Climate Tracker and Open Society Foundations. On the Belizean island of Caye Caulker, Allison Ifield is affectionately called “Mangrove Mama” due to her connection with mangroves and unrelenting […]
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In its 10 AM Public Advisory, the National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Storm Arlene – the first named system for this Atlantic Hurricane season, has weakened into a tropical depression. It is slowly tracking easterly and is expected to continue in that direction until it dissipates. This past Thursday, June 1, marked the official […]
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By Marco Lopez Many countries in the Global South have taken meaningful steps to meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement. These nations, which oftentimes lack the finance needed for national development – (and much less to implement climate adaptation and mitigation measures) – have proven to be leaders in the fight against climate change. […]
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By Marco Lopez Put simply, climate change is about long-lasting changes in average weather conditions that can be noticed all over the globe. These alterations include shifts in temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns and persist for an extended period, usually decades or even longer. This reality makes the topic of climate change incredibly crucial to […]
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Net Zero is the Economic opportunity of the 21st Century, UK Mission Zero Repot states Technological advancement has always been the backbone of innovation. When new tech-charged products are created and rolled out in society mankind typically reach new heights. So it was with the steam engine and its usage within the industrial revolution – […]
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But all hope is not lost if decisive action is taken Not to guilt trip anyone – but we should be ashamed of ourselves for the food we waste. I say so because, while many of us are living within intrinsically oppressed societies, yes, very hard lives of constant drudgery, stress, and worry. We partake […]
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According to a group of climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution, the record heatwave that hit Argentina at around this time last year was made 60 times more likely by climate change. Computer model simulation comparing the climate of today, after approximately 1.2ºC of global warming since the late 1800s, to that of the […]
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(City of Belmopan, Belize) At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) on December 8-9, 2022, following the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Board, inter alia, discussed the implications of the outcome of the COP27 for […]
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