Climate emergency: ‘Code red for humanity’ as Thunberg urges world to ‘be brave’
“Global heating is affecting every region on Earth, with many of the changes becoming irreversible," the UN Secretary General has said.
Tag: climate change
Russia evacuates two villages in Siberia because of wildfires
Russian authorities started to evacuate two villages in a vast region of Siberia where 155 active forest fires burned on Sunday.
New UN report to set out stark reality of the climate crisis
It will contain warnings of how soon global temperatures could rise 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – a limit that countries have pledged to avoid breaching because of the dangerous consequences for humanity.
‘This is not a science fiction movie’: Footage from Greek evacuation ferry described as ‘apocalyptic’
"This is what the future looks like, arriving," one person tweeted.
Gulf Stream at risk of collapse as Earth warms, study warns
Scientists believe the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could have reached a point of “almost complete loss of stability” over the last century.
Back to status quo? BP and Ferrari post huge profits as the planet continues to burn
Vast parts of the world are literally on fire and the Arctic is melting, but at least the shareholders are sitting pretty.
Post-Brexit South America trade deal could trigger further deforestation in the Amazon
Some of the most egregious production practices in intensive animal agriculture still exist in Mexico and Brazil, experts have warned.
Greta Thunberg hits out at Science Museum over reported Shell ‘gagging clause’
Sections of a contract between the two parties appeared to show an agreement ‘not to damage the goodwill and reputation’ of the company.
New Zealand is the best place to survive the apocalypse – but Britain isn’t far behind
The UK is a "collapse lifeboat", researchers said - and apparently that's a good thing.