Environment

In an academic paper in the journal Science Advances nestles a short sentence that at first glance is hard to detach from the specialist prose and mathematical formulas that dot it. On profile T3-T4, we confirm the formation of a cavity 4 km [roughly 2 and a half miles] wide by 350 m [0.2 miles] […]

Climate Change

European colonisation of the Americas killed 10% of world population and caused global cooling

The Conversation

Our new data-driven best estimate is a death toll of 56 million by the beginning of the 1600s

Donald Trump

Bolton & Trump’s Gerontocrats may drag us into Venezuela over Oil when they could just buy an EV

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There are many things wrong with National Security Adviser John Bolton, but the worst is his fixation on petroleum politics. His response to the complex crisis of Venezuela is to hope that US energy corporations can produce some of that country’s oil (“It will make a big difference to the […]

Climate Change

The Main Drag on Saving Planet from Boiling? The Super-Rich

Sam Pizzigati

The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait all just happen to rate among the world’s most unequal nations.

Climate Change

Climate Stress drove Wave of Arab Spring Refugees

Middle East Monitor

Severe droughts made more likely by global warming worsened conflict in Arab Spring countries, forcing people to flee

Climate Change

With World on Precipice of Climate Catastrophe, US CO2 Emissions Skyrocketed in 2018

ProPublica

By Abrahm Lustgarten | – ( ProPublica) – A report by a private research company found that U.S. emissions, which amount to one-sixth of the planet’s, didn’t fall in 2018 but instead skyrocketed. The 3.4 percent jump for 2018, projected by the firm, would be second-largest surge in greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. since […]

Climate Change

We’re on Course to Miss our “Best Chance” of Stopping Runaway Climate Change by 2020

AFP

An analysis by the World Resources Institute showed that current efforts to limit temperature increases are falling well short.

Climate Change

The Fate of the Planet may Depend on You Changing your Diet – Lancet

contributors

By Isabella Kaminski | – ( ChinaDialogue) – New research calls for a switch to healthier foods and sustainable farming, writes Isabella Kaminski The ideal diet is mainly vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts. (Image: Public Health Image Library) A sustainable international food system that feeds people better would be a global “win-win”, according […]

Pollution

Trump’s EPA to Kill 11,000 a Year with Mercury Nerve Poison

Olivia Alperstein

Younger generations deserve to grow up protected from these harmful and deadly substances.