News coverage of this summer’s devastating flood in Pakistan has peaked, but the deluge left behind hasn’t subsided: Experts predict the floodwaters could take six months to … After the deluge — cascading effects of extreme weather on human healthRead more
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The world’s insurance bill from natural disasters this year: $115 billion
Extreme weather events have caused an estimated $115 billion in insured financial losses around the world this year according to Swiss Re, the Zurich-based reinsurance … The world’s insurance bill from natural disasters this year: $115 billionRead more
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Climate change protester jailed for 15 months in Australia
Last Friday, a young woman who briefly blocked one lane of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a protest over governments’ refusal to halt climate change … Climate change protester jailed for 15 months in AustraliaRead more
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How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage
This report, as you know, is coming on the back of big discussions at this COP, which we just heard about in this earlier section, … How Military Spending Fuels Environmental DamageRead more
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NASA scientist arrested for taking part in global climate protests
A NASA scientist and three others were arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday after chaining themselves to the doors of a Chase Bank office building. … NASA scientist arrested for taking part in global climate protestsRead more
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Climate Change Supercharges Storms
in Florida, where authorities say hundreds may be dead after Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday along the state’s southwestern coast as a powerful Category 4 … Climate Change Supercharges StormsRead more
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How Capitalism, Colonialism & Imperialism Fuel Climate Crisis
Climate strike. That’s the cry of youth climate activists today to urge world leaders to do more to confront the climate emergency. This comes as … How Capitalism, Colonialism & Imperialism Fuel Climate CrisisRead more
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Act As If Our House Is on Fire
Because It Is [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7dVF9xylaw&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Greta Thunberg World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2018
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Climate Crisis Impact Worse in Black Cities Facing Disinvestment
as we look at this crisis of climate, class and race coming together, one of the poorest states in this country, a city that’s over … Climate Crisis Impact Worse in Black Cities Facing DisinvestmentRead more
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Denying Climate Change Won’t Save You From It
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOYvuLIwWEQ&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Michael Mann