Four elderly pilgrims died while riding in a non-air-conditioned train car as India’s deadly heat wave continues, The Times of India reported Tuesday. The four, aged between 69 and 81, had been returning from the holy city of Varanasi to Kerala in the south, The Independent reported. Railway official Manoj Kumar said they collapsed in […]
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and her Fridays for Future protest movement on Friday won an Amnesty International human rights award for their “unique leadership and courage in standing up for human rights.” Thunberg and the millions of school students she inspired to skip school and protest on Fridays won the Ambassador of Conscience […]
More than 200 of the world’s largest companies see over $1 trillion in costs related to the climate crisis, according to a new analysis of corporate disclosures. Much of those costs are anticipated within the next five years. Large companies are facing pressure to disclose the financial impacts they could face as extreme weather becomes […]
By Jake Johnson In another alarming signal that the international community is failing to take the kind of ambitious action necessary to avert global climate catastrophe, NOAA released new data Tuesday showing that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels — which environmentalist Bill McKibben described as the “single most important stat on the planet” — reached a […]
By Jake Johnson Sparking a torrent of backlash from Democratic White House contenders, environmental organizations, and youth climate leaders, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday that it will not host a climate-specific presidential primary debate and will punish candidates who attend a debate hosted by any other organization. News of the DNC’s decision was made […]
The climate crisis is a major concern for American voters with nearly 40 percent reporting the issue will help determine how they cast their ballots in the upcoming 2020 presidential election, according to a report compiled by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Of more than 1,000 registered voters surveyed on global warming, climate […]
Violent tornadoes tore through Missouri Wednesday night, killing three and causing “extensive damage” to the state’s capital of Jefferson City, The New York Times reported. “There was a lot of devastation throughout the state,” Governor Mike Parson said at a Thursday morning press conference, as NPR reported. “We were very fortunate last night that we […]
If people in three European countries want to fight the climate crisis, they need to chill out more. That’s the conclusion of a new study from think tank Autonomy, which found that Germany, the UK and Sweden all needed to drastically reduce their workweeks to fight climate change. 💥💥💥NEW REPORT OUT TODAY 💥💥💥 ON THE […]
The Guardian is changing the way it writes about environmental issues. In an update to its house style guide reported Friday, the paper now recommends writers use “climate emergency, crisis or breakdown” instead of “climate change” and “global heating” instead of “global warming.” https://twitter.com/KathViner/statuses/1129321309572354048 “We want to ensure that we are being scientifically precise, while […]
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