One million species are threatened with extinction, soils are becoming infertile, and water sources are drying up, creating the possibility of a major breakdown of the ecosystem, with famines and droughts becoming more and more […]
“It’s like being in a disaster movie”, was the way that one person put it when asked how he felt about the recent wave of floods that have decimated large areas of Spain’s eastern coastline near Valencia. […]
The 2024 hurricane season in the United States and North America has entered the top five worst before it’s even over. Hurricane Milton ranks just behind the 2005 hurricane season which devastated New Orleans and […]
The UK general elections take place on 4th July. As well as an expected Tory party meltdown and a Labour majority, the Green party is on course to possibly win more seats. Many voters regard […]
There were clearly massive benefits that came from the Industrial Revolution, as well as the horrors of early modern capitalism but those involved may not have appreciated the full significance of their actions. Because, many […]
Human-caused global warming and climate change have been known about for decades but we are now entering a crucial period, after which the consequences of our actions, or lack thereof, could have ramifications that go […]
As environmental catastrophe looms large, emphasised by rising temperatures and the increasing prevalence of extreme weather events such as the forest fires and floods that have struck the world over in 2023, the scramble to […]
The COP UN climate change conference has taken place in Dubai. Every year world leaders gather to rub their hands and discuss the various climate records smashed in the last year, the dire consequences of […]
After UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s latest October U-turn, all new cars sold in the UK must be electric by 2035, five years later than the original date. Of course, who knows what it will […]
The COP28 climate summit, an annual conference for countries to discuss the ongoing climate crisis and attempt to agree concrete steps that they can take to combat it, began on 30 November in Dubai. The […]
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