Pollution raises rivers’ deadly threat #WaterPollution #Disease
Human destruction of wilderness areas has added to the pollution that puts millions of people on three continents at risk[…]
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Soaring population raises climate concerns #Overpopulation
Global population is predicted to rise by a third in the next three decades as the planet is increasingly challenged by[…]
Read moreChina’s trans-Amazon railway stokes forest fears #Amazon #Deforestation
The Amazon rainforest`s importance to the climate cannot quench China`s thirst for minerals and grain and its encroaching development, threatening[…]
Read moreRio’s green Olympics prove too pale #Rio2016 #NotSoGreenOlympics
Brazil proclaimed that it would be hosting Rio’s green Olympics. Despite some bright spots, the result was disappointing, our Brazil[…]
Read moreClimate change raises deadly health risks #ClimateChangeEffects #FoodProduction
Reduced production of fruit and vegetables as climate change impacts on agriculture could substantially increase dietary and weight-related factors that[…]
Read moreScientists link conflict and climate change #ClimateChangeConflicts
New research demonstrates scientifically that armed conflict in ethnically-divided societies could be connected to climate-related extremes of heat or drought.[…]
Read moreVirus strikes in rapidly thawing Arctic #ClimateChange #Anthrax
Record high temperatures in Arctic Russia are believed to be one of the main factors behind the emergence of the[…]
Read moreConcerns raised over Paris climate goals #ClimateChange
New analysis shows that the science underpinning the global treaty aiming to stop average temperatures rising more than 1.5°C above[…]
Read moreDangerous Liaisons: ChemChina’s Bid for Syngenta #GMO #Monsanto
We all love to hate Monsanto. We also know that Monsanto isn’t the only poison-maker trying to pass itself off[…]
Read moreRise in plunder of Earth’s natural resources #ClimateChange #Resources
New UN report warns that the threefold increase in extraction of the Earth’s primary materials will intensify climate change, increase air[…]
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