5 stories covering the global climate crisis
By Climate Spotlight As of Wednesday, at least 66 fatalities and 75 missing persons are reported linked to the floods that inundated central and eastern Mexico last week. Almost 200 communities in the Hidalgo central mountainous region remain isolated. A week after the floods, the stench of uncollected decaying bodies begins to fill the air […]
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By Marco Lopez More than 100mm of rainfall in just 24 hours resulted in rare flooding across parts of the Sahara Desert. This unprecedented weather event has not occurred in 50 years – changing the topography of the typically arid landscape overnight. The Moroccan village of Tagounite – located 450 kilometers from the capital Rabat […]
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Two men paddle a canoe made of zinc tiles and styrofoam down a flooded street in the Vila Farrapos neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on May 29, 2024. Scientists say that climate change made flooding twice as likely By Climate Spotlight Staff Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, June 4, 2024 On Monday, a team of international scientists […]
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A study published this week by Science looks at how half of the world’s glaciers will lose mass from rapid melting even if the 1.5ºC Paris Agreement goals are met. The study explains their calculation exceeds what was previously projected in the IPCC report. This spells more uncertainty for nations living in those most vulnerable […]
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By Marco Lopez The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was said to be built by its forefathers in the middle of a lake. The famous floating city – which was plundered by Hernan Cortes in the 16th Century was still floating at the time. Its population, vast and wealthy, was fed by a floating farming technique […]
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