Category: Climate crisis

The climate crisis is an urgent and growing global problem that threatens the health and safety of people, animals, and the environment. It is caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and agricultural practices that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat and cause the planet to warm, leading to extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and other impacts.

The effects of the climate crisis are already being felt around the world. Heat waves, floods, drough

↪ Canada wildfires prompt severe air quality alerts across country and US 1 year ago
↪ Rail services in parts of England are cut as tracks are disturbed by lack of moisture 1 year ago
↪ ‘A bellwether of change’: speed of glacier shrinking on remote Heard Island sounds alarm 1 year ago
↪ Clean energy subsidies should be replaced with ‘market-based incentives’ from 2030, Australia’s Productivity Commission says 1 year ago
↪ Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave 1 year ago
↪ ‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse 1 year ago
↪ Unusually high number of jellyfish arrive in UK seas 1 year ago
↪ The Guardian view on the green transition: renewables are the future – but countries’ actions must catch up with their promises | Editorial 1 year ago
↪ Two wildfires in US west spur ‘fire clouds’ with erratic weather systems 1 year ago
↪ Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation 1 year ago