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Visualizing The World’s Largest Hydroelectric Dams
Visualizing The World’s Largest Hydroelectric Dams Did you know that hydroelectricity is the world’s biggest source of renewable energy? According to recent figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), it represents 40% of total capacity, ahead of solar (28%) and wind (27%). This type of energy is generated by hydroelectric power stations, which are essentially […]
October 2022: Earth’s 4th-warmest October on record
October 2022: Earth’s 4th-warmest October on record Europe had its warmest October on record, as did Northern Hemisphere land areas. Sunshine bathes government buildings at Whitehall Street in London on the unusually mild afternoon of Friday, October 28, 2022. The high of 66 degrees Fahrenheit at Kew Gardens followed 70 degrees on October 27. Some […]
Just Collapse: War in a Changing Climate
Just Collapse: War in a Changing Climate
Chris Hedges: Imminent Mass Extinction
Chris Hedges: Imminent Mass Extinction https://youtu.be/cbH_o-96qZI
With thick ice gone, Arctic sea ice changes more slowly
With thick ice gone, Arctic sea ice changes more slowly Small remnants of thicker, multiyear ice float with thinner, seasonal ice in the Beaufort Sea on Sept. 30, 2016. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Alek Petty › Larger view The Arctic Ocean’s blanket of sea ice has changed since 1958 from predominantly older, thicker ice to mostly younger, thinner […]
Climate Action- Right Way, Wrong Way
Climate Action- Right Way, Wrong Way It seems everywhere I go these days I see signs saying, “Climate Action- Now!”. But what do people mean by climate action? What exactly are they calling for? Are they calling for the right actions? Is our climate message the right one? Are our demands workable? Will the necessary […]
Imperialism Of The Apocalypse
Imperialism Of The Apocalypse Rich people are depriving poor people of cheap energy in the name of climate change. Why? Clockwise from upper-left: Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex; Jennifer Lawrence; Prince Harry; Leonardo DiCaprio. Center: Pakistani boy with woodfuel for cooking (Getty Images) Few appear to care about climate change more than global celebrities. In […]
War in a Changing Climate
War in a Changing Climate
Climate change threatening ‘things Americans value most,’ U.S. report says
Climate change threatening ‘things Americans value most,’ U.S. report says John F. Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, speaks during a briefing at the State Department on Wednesday. (Susan Walsh/AP) Climate change is unleashing “far-reaching and worsening” calamities in every region of the United States, and the economic and human toll will only increase […]
Growing concern over unseasonal warm spell in Europe
Growing concern over unseasonal warm spell in Europe Warm October weather has seen many flock to the beach — such as here at Hossegor, southwestern France — but environmentalists see more evidence of climate change GAIZKA IROZ AFP Madrid (AFP) – October morning temperatures topping 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in Spain may have brought cheer to […]
Overnight Degrowth
Overnight Degrowth The Degrowth movement is gaining momentum. You’ve probably read articles about it and thought “Yeah, that makes sense, but it’ll never happen”. And today, you’d be right. Any government that tried to introduce it would soon become like the parrot, an ex-government. However, we all know that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Perhaps you’ve […]
Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’
Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’ Failure to cut carbon emissions means ‘rapid transformation of societies’ is only option to limit impacts, report says A firefighter sets fire to land in an attempt to prevent wildfires from spreading in Gironde, south-west France. A rise in global temperature of 1C to […]
Climate change and the threat to civilization
Climate change and the threat to civilization In a speech about climate change from April 4th of this year, UN General Secretary António Guterres lambasted “the empty pledges that put us on track to an unlivable world” and warned that “we are on a fast track to climate disaster” (1). Although stark, Guterres’ statements were […]
