Climate Change-Fueled Winter Extremes Put 90% Of Mongolia At 'High Risk'
"So far this year upward of 2 million livestock animals have died, according to official statistics."
Source: HuffPost, 02/26/2024
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"China 2023 Coal Power Approvals Rose, Putting Climate Targets At Risk"
"China approved 114 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity in 2023, up 10% from a year earlier, with the world's top carbon polluter now at risk of falling short on climate targets after sanctioning dozens of new plants, research showed on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 02/23/2024
As Climate Disasters Claim Children, Bangladeshi Mothers Seek Bigger Families
"Climate change is exacerbating child mortality in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh, prompting mothers to have larger families as a response to the fear of losing children to disasters."
Source: Mongabay, 02/21/2024
‘Carbon Colonialism’ Details the Exporting of Degradation, Climate Collapse
The climate change debate is often so focused on fossil fuels and mining that it ignores impacts in economic, political, neo-colonial and social terms, writes BookShelf’s Melody Kemp in her review of “Carbon Colonialism: How Rich Countries Export Climate Breakdown.” Why concepts like corporate social responsibility do little to stem the losses that come with such development.
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Rockets and Bombs and Chemicals — The Environmental Horrors of War
With the world in the midst of wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, it’s time for journalists to appraise — and report on — the intersection of conflict and the environment, argues the new Backgrounder. That means considering the environment not only as a victim of war, but also as the cause of war and a means of carrying it out.
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Faithful Work With Environmentalists To Conserve India’s Sacred Forests
"Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees, flowers, even stones — as if he were paying older family members a visit. The community leader and entrepreneur was a little boy when his uncle brought him here and said these words: “This forest is your mother.”"
Source: AP, 01/19/2024
"Climate Crisis Fuels Bangladesh’s Worst Dengue Epidemic"
"Mosquito-borne disease once largely limited to Dhaka spreads countrywide as higher rainfall and heat lead to fivefold rise in cases in a year, with children the hardest hit".
Source: Guardian, 01/19/2024
The Largest Great Ape To Ever Live Went Extinct Because Of Climate Change
"An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists reported Wednesday."
Source: AP, 01/11/2024
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