Tag: Global Warming

Growing and burying algae in the Sahara is the latest solution for the climate crisis

Out in the Sahara Desert, in one of the most inhospitable environments imaginable, a natural solution to the climate crisis is growing ­– and at a rapid rate. London-based startup Brilliant Planet has leased 6,100 hectares of land outside the remote coastal town of Akhfenir in southern Morocco, wedged between the Atlantic Ocean to the… Read More Growing and burying algae in the Sahara is the latest solution for the climate crisis

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The deadly intersection of labor exploitation and climate change

Neither the corporate media nor our politicians who are beholden to corporate lobbyists honestly address the common root causes of (and solutions to) worker exploitation and climate change. Sonali Kolhatkar As temperatures soar in the United States this summer, some among us are lucky enough to be able to remain in air-conditioned interior spaces, ordering… Read More The deadly intersection of labor exploitation and climate change

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The lesson from the Greece wildfires? The climate crisis is coming for us all

The climate crisis is not about a single photogenic weather event. The climate crisis is war, it is poverty, it is radicalisation, it is the disappearance of the habitat families have lived in for generations, and it is the geopolitical and security fallout of collapsing ways of making a living. The result is a movement… Read More The lesson from the Greece wildfires? The climate crisis is coming for us all

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Climate Change: the New Mideast Extremism / Severe Consequences of new Oil, Gas and Coal Production

The deadly effects of ideological extremism in the Middle East for the past few decades have caused governments and journalists to focus on it. The Arabic word is al-taṭarruf. I was interested, however, to see the word put to a different purpose in a Sky News Arabia article , where it is used to refer to extremely high… Read More Climate Change: the New Mideast Extremism / Severe Consequences of new Oil, Gas and Coal Production

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The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse – it would mean even greater climate chaos

Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. Robert Marsh New findings published in Nature Communications suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc, could collapse within the next few decades – maybe even within the next few years – driving European weather… Read More The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse – it would mean even greater climate chaos

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Global boiling has arrived

Global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived”, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said after scientists confirmed July was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record. “Climate change is here. It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning,” Guterres said. “It is still possible to… Read More Global boiling has arrived

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What frightens me about the climate crisis is we don’t know how bad things really are

Roger Harrabin Over the past few decades, climate scientists have made huge strides in understanding the future climate. But after recent weeks of extreme heat and devastating floods it’s clear that, although climate models have provided good information about overall rising temperatures, they can’t be sure what level of destruction each notch on the thermometer… Read More What frightens me about the climate crisis is we don’t know how bad things really are

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यूपी-बिहार में लू से सैंकड़ों मौतें | Hundreds die due to loo in UP-Bihar

बिहार और यूपी का एक बड़ा हिस्सा लू की चपेट में है। स्थानीय अखबारों में लू से मरने वालों की संख्या तो होती है मगर उसी के साथ एक लाइन यह भी होती है कि प्रशासन ने कहा है कि लू से नहीं मरे हैं। लू से लोग झुलस कर मर रहे हैं और मरने… Read More यूपी-बिहार में लू से सैंकड़ों मौतें | Hundreds die due to loo in UP-Bihar

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How Big Oil is Manipulating the Way You Think About Climate Change

NB: To begin with, its global warming, not ‘climate change’, the term is itself an example of Orwellian manipulation. DS By Kathleen Dean Moore / Salon In medieval times, gamekeepers trained dogs to the hunt by setting them on the trail of a dead rabbit they had dragged through the forest. Once the dogs were baying… Read More How Big Oil is Manipulating the Way You Think About Climate Change

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