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

↪ China sees highest number of significant floods since records began 2 years ago
↪ Surrounding cities with trees may bring down urban heat 2 years ago
↪ Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave 2 years ago
↪ One person killed and national guard deployed as Colorado battles wildfires 2 years ago
↪ Almost quarter of big fashion brands have no decarbonisation plan, report finds 2 years ago
↪ Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay 2 years ago
↪ Barclays chief praises Wimbledon bosses for ‘resisting’ calls to drop bank’s sponsorship 2 years ago
↪ Human remains found in burned house in Colorado as wildfires torch US west 2 years ago
↪ Firefighters battle California’s largest wildfire with temperatures due to rise 2 years ago
↪ Extreme ‘heat dome’ hitting Olympics ‘impossible’ without global heating 2 years ago