'We do not consent to the destruction of life on Earth'
George Monbiot
21/06-2022: The Conversation
Ukraine war: fears that Belarus might invade on Russia’s side are growing
As the conflict deepens, the chances of Russia’s ally being pressured into entering the conflict seem to be growing
17/06-2022: The Guardian
Russia has ‘strategically lost’ war, says UK defence chief, as Lavrov says Moscow unashamed
‘Russia is not squeaky clean. Russia is what it is’ – Kremlin foreign minister’s response to UN report claiming atrocities in Ukraine
19/04-2022: The Conversation
How to survive a tactical nuclear bomb? Defence experts explain
Russia is estimated to have thousands of tactical nuclear weapons – possibly the world’s largest stockpile – which could be deployed at any time
06/06-2022: The Guardian
Podcast: 100 days of war in Ukraine
On 24 February Russia began its assault on Ukraine. The explosions that day marked the end of an era in Europe and changed the lives of millions for ever
The Guardian: Ukraine crisis live
Daglige CO2-niveau 23. juni:
417,43
In real time: ClimateClock
Climate Crisis:
01/11-2021: The Conversation
The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts
Take a closer look at what’s driving climate change and how scientists know CO2 is involved, in a series of charts examining the evidence in different ways
Podcasts:
03/06-2022: The Guardian
How to feed the world without destroying it
George Monbiot on the growing global food crisis and the degradation of our soils. Can the solution be found in the lab?
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The Guardian
We cannot adapt our way out of climate crisis, warns leading scientist
Katharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilisation
24/06-2022: Inside Climate News
Concrete is Worse for the Climate Than Flying. Why Aren’t More People Talking About It?
Scientists say that the cement industry will need to decrease its annual emissions by at least 16 percent by 2030 to be in line with the Paris Agreement
24/06-2022: The Guardian
California’s largest reservoirs at critically low levels – signaling a dry summer ahead
Images from Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta compiled by the state show ‘a shocking drop in water levels’ compared to years past
23/06-2022: The Intercept
Newly released documents reveal international funding trail proceeding the murder of Berta Cáceres
23/06-2022: Nature
Rare ‘triple’ La Niña climate event looks likely — what does the future hold?
Meteorologists are forecasting a third consecutive year of La Niña. Some researchers say similar conditions could become more common as the planet warms
22/06-2022: Nature
How the ocean melts Antarctic ice
The floating ice shelves around Antarctica are key to buttressing land-based ice. Observations, simulations and analyses from around Antarctica now identify mechanisms that lead to basal melting of these vulnerable shelves
22/06-2022: The Conversation
4 ways to understand why Australia is so cold right now despite global warming
Cold snaps are becoming less and less likely as the world warms. But that doesn’t mean they don’t happen. An expert helps you put the colder-than-normal start to winter in context
18/06-2022: The Guardian
Burning planet: why are the world’s heatwaves getting more intense?
In March, the north and south poles had record temperatures. In May in Delhi, it hit 49C. Last week in Madrid, 40C. Experts say the worst effects of the climate emergency cannot be avoided if emissions continue to rise
18/06-2022: The Guardian
‘Compound extremes’: why a cocktail of natural disasters is battering the US
As world heats up, ‘historic’ weather events will increase and overlap, testing the limits of nation’s resiliency and recovery
17/06-2022: The Guardian
Fossil fuel firms ‘have humanity by the throat’, says UN head in blistering attack
António Guterres compares climate inaction to tobacco firms dismissing links between smoking and cancer
16/06-2022: The Conversation
Climate-fuelled wave patterns pose an erosion risk for developing countries
Climate change is changing wave patterns and strength. Bigger waves combined with sea level rise will hit coasts hard – but only in some countries
ECOCIDE is mass damage and destruction of ecosystems – severe harm to nature which is widespread or long-term.
ECOCIDE, committed repeatedly over decades, has created the climate and ecological emergency that we now face.
INTERNATIONAL PETITION: Support making ECOCIDE an international crime: https://www.stopecocide.earth/become
27/05-2022: Nature
The streaming of plastic in the Mediterranean Sea
Plastic debris is a ubiquitous pollutant on the sea surface. To date, substantial research efforts focused on the detection of plastic accumulation zones
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22/05-2022: The Intercept
Facebook anti-terror policy lands head of afghan red crescent society on censorship list
Matiul Haq Khalis, head of the aid group ARCS and a former Taliban negotiator, was added to Facebook’s Dangerous Individuals blacklist
24/04-2022: The Guardian
Meta investors brace for a difficult quarter after stocks nosedive
After losing a record $230bn in market value due to a disappointing earnings report in February, analysts are hoping to see progress
18/02-2021: The Conversation
Feel like breaking up with Facebook? Maybe it’s time for a social media spring clean
If you're fed up with Facebook, there are many options to step away, from taking a deactivation break, to a digital spring clean of how the platform accesses your data, to a full divorce