Research uncovers that homes are vulnerable to heatwaves.
Analysis: Heatwaves can kill – research uncovers the homes most vulnerable to overheating
Climate concerns trigger a storm
Fires ravage Brazil’s Amazon and Australia. Venice is swamped by flooding not seen in decades. Extreme weather events sound alarm, and calls for action grow louder across the world. But leaders fail to make any headway.
In the midst of a prolonged drought, Zimbabwe is undertaking a massive wildlife relocation
Due to prolonged drought gripping southern Africa, Zimbabwe is undertaking a massive relocation in an effort to save imperilled wildlife plagued by water scarcity.
Wildfires in the Arctic are burning out of control
Unprecedented wildfires have been taking place in the Arctic this summer.
India: Farmers push back desertification in Odisha
Community interventions to dig wells and ponds has enabled farmers to fight drought and halt the trend of desertification in Odisha’s Balangir district.
Africa’s Great Green Wall: Building resilience on the frontlines of global climate change
Malee Oot reports on the impressive Great Green Wall in Africa.
Half of the World Heritage sites at risk from fossil fuel and mining activities
Photo credit: Antonio Busiello / WWF-US. By Anders Lorenzen The environmental group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have warned that half of the World Heritage sites are at risk from extraction activities from […]
Editorial – Brexit could have serious climate change and environmental consequences
Britain’s vote to leave the EU could have serious implications for tackling climate change
Video interview: the anti tar sands movement, Fort McMurray fire and climate change
The tar sands in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Photo credit: Kris Krug via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen With the recent devastating Fort McMurray forest fires, the controversy surrounding the tar sands industry has been […]
Climate induced wildfires turned out of control in tar sands heartland – video
Aerial image of the Fort McMurray wildfires. Photo credit: Nasa’s Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen The devastating wildfires in Canada`s tar sands heartland, Fort McMurray, Alberta, did according to local […]
