Tag: climate
Swiss glaciers disappearing at record speed due to climate change – BBC News
Swiss glaciers, which attract skiers and climbers and are essential to Europe’s water supply, have been disappearing at record speed. A new study shows that Switzerland’s glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than 100 years. This year’s hot summer has accelerated the loss of ice. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Switzerland #ClimateChange #BBCNews
‘On the front line’ of climate crisis: Pakistan reeling from floods after severe drought
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube An unprecedented monsoon in Pakistan has followed extreme heat that started gripping parts of the nation in June 2022. Weather experts have linked climate change to the conditions, which have triggered deadly and damaging flooding across the South Asian country. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/…
What links the cost of living crisis, climate change, China, Covid and the Ukraine war? – BBC News
There are the links between the biggest global series of the year – the cost of living crisis, climate change, China, Covid and the war in Ukraine. The BBC’s analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the connections. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Ukraine #Covid #BBCNews
Pakistan floods are 'a climate catastrophe' says UN – BBC News
More than 33 million people in Pakistan, one in seven of the population, have been affected by the flooding, officials estimate. This year’s record monsoon is comparable to the devastating floods of 2010, the deadliest in Pakistan’s history, which left more than 2,000 people dead. UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned that Pakistan is facing “a monsoon on steroids”, after floods submerged a third of…
🇨🇩 Is DR Congo putting oil and gas before the global climate crisis? | The Stream
DR Congo is opening parts of the world’s second largest rainforest to oil and gas companies, alarming environmentalists and world leaders who warn that exploiting the region could severely undermine the global fight against climate change. The Congo Basin is among 30 blocks of the country where DR Congo’s government is auctioning hydrocarbon exploration permits. Ministers say oil and gas reserves in the areas up for auction…
Will embracing climate sabotage help save the planet? | The Stream
For decades, climate activists have tried to sound the alarm on a warming planet. But protests, marches, boycotts, petitions, strikes and other non-violent means of drawing attention to climate change have not stopped fossil fuel emissions from increasing. As extreme weather events such as droughts, wildfires and storms proliferate, some activists are arguing for more drastic action: climate sabotage. Last month, activists in New York deflated the tires of gas-guzzling…