World Environment Day: Challenges galore and the dire need to act fast
All recent reports suggest a climate crisis of disastrous proportions. This year’s theme for World Environment Day – Only one Earth – is more relevant than ever
Leaked IPCC draft report warns that ‘worst yet to come for today’s children, grandchildren’
Climate change will likely reshape life in the coming decades, even in a situation where greenhouse gas emissions are controlled to some extent, the draft states
New Zealand declares climate emergency, vows to make public sector carbon neutral by 2025
The move is based on findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which emphasize the need to reduce global emissions to zero by 2050 in order to prevent further increase in global warming
Climate change: How fast are sea levels actually rising?
According to earlier research, the rate at which sea levels were rising globally was 3.2 millimeters per year. Recent studies point to an accelerating rise in sea levels
Climate study of past 66 million years reveals earth’s current temperature rise is unprecedented
The study published in the Science journal concludes that this human-made climate change is far beyond the natural changes that are triggered by the earth’s changing orbit
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
