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Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like
Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planet World is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns Climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target Global heating is […]
World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies
World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits The climate crisis has reached a “really bleak moment”, one of the world’s leading climate scientists has said, after a slew of major reports laid […]
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 […]
Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists
Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists Study calls for cap on production and release as pollution threatens global ecosystems upon which life depends Firefighters take part in an emergency drill against winter chemical hazards and accidents in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock The cocktail of chemical pollution that pervades the […]
New Zealand rated best place to survive global societal collapse
New Zealand rated best place to survive global societal collapse Study citing ‘perilous state’ of industrial civilisation ranks temperate islands top for resilience Bunker repurposed for a US ‘doomsday’ community. A study proposes that countries able to grow food for their populations, protect their borders from unwanted mass migration and maintain an electrical grid, are […]
Global soils underpin life but future looks ‘bleak’, warns UN report
Global soils underpin life but future looks ‘bleak’, warns UN report It takes thousands of years for soils to form, meaning protection is needed urgently, say scientists Scientists describe soils as like the skin of the living world, vital but thin and fragile, and easily damaged by intensive farming, forest destruction, and pollution. Photograph: Zsolt […]
Paul Ehrlich: ‘Collapse of civilisation is a near certainty within decades’
Paul Ehrlich: ‘Collapse of civilisation is a near certainty within decades’ Fifty years after the publication of his controversial book The Population Bomb, biologist Paul Ehrlich warns overpopulation and overconsumption are driving us over the edge The toxification of the planet with synthetic chemicals may be more dangerous to people and wildlife than climate change, […]
Warning of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after dramatic plunge in insect numbers
Warning of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after dramatic plunge in insect numbers Three-quarters of flying insects in nature reserves across Germany have vanished in 25 years, with serious implications for all life on Earth, scientists say Flying insects caught in a malaise trap, used by entomologists to collect samples. Photograph: Courtesy of Entomologisher Verein Krefeld The abundance […]
