6 stories covering the global climate crisis
âExtreme heat is rewriting the script, in many ways, on agriculture.â â Kaveh Zahedi, FAO Assistant Director General and Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment By Marco Lopez A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds that extreme heat is severely […]
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âThis is probably the single, collectively the most successful coral restoration individual project in the world at this time. Itâs phenomenal, â Dr. Les Kaufman of the Boston University Marine Program said about the Laughing Bird Caye reef restoration work. By Marco Lopez As heatwaves sweep across the globe, very few consider the silent sufferers […]
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US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationâs 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 havenât truly experienced what scientists have observed on the ground. Understanding the jargon […]
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Recently, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a chilling declaration: âThe era of boiling has begun.â In the past few months, the entire world has experienced unprecedented heat waves. This has resulted in increased demand for energy to keep cool, which in turn strains electric grids to their limit, creating a vicious cycle. This article discusses […]
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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 1.2ÂșC of global warming since the late 1800s, to that of the […]
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The wealthiest people in the UK burn through more energy flying than the poorest burn in every aspect of their lives, according to new research. The analysis of data from 2019 highlights âsignificant inequalitiesâ in energy use across the country. Those in the top 10% of incomes used nearly three times as much energy in […]
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