Greenhouse gases were the main driver of climate throughout the warmest period of the past 66 million years, providing insight into the drivers behind long-term … Greenhouse gases were the main driver of climate change in the deep pastRead more
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Why We Strike Again
For more than a year, children and young people from around the world have been striking for the climate. We launched a movement that defied … Why We Strike AgainRead more
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Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again
It could have been a pangolin. Or a bat. Or, as one now-debunked theory that made the rounds suggested, a snake. The race to finger … Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think AgainRead more
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Class exists even in the world of tennis
Dave Zirin Climate Change Will Alter Sports Forever
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The Sacrifice Zones of Hurricane Harvey
The Empire Files 070 racism is unnatural. effect of disaster is unnatural.
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Major news networks devoted less than 4 hours to climate change in 2019
A just-released report from Media Matters for America, which found that global warming garnered a tiny sliver — well under 1 percent — of overall … Major news networks devoted less than 4 hours to climate change in 2019Read more
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After Hurricane Harvey, Abandoned Community Takes Charge
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‘Nothing has been done’ to tackle the climate crisis
Greta Thunberg took the stage at the World Economic Forum Tuesday to admonish world leaders for doing “basically nothing” to reduce carbon emissions despite evidence … ‘Nothing has been done’ to tackle the climate crisisRead more
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Arabian Sea saw 400% more cyclones
The India Meteorological Department on January 6, 2020 released its much-awaited report on India’s climate in 2019. Five of the eight cyclones — 60 per … Arabian Sea saw 400% more cyclonesRead more
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Global heating supercharging Indian Ocean climate system
Global heating is “supercharging” an increasingly dangerous climate mechanism in the Indian Ocean that has played a role in disasters this year including bushfires in … Global heating supercharging Indian Ocean climate systemRead more