Ninth-century Rök stone may deal with fear of cold climate crisis in Scandinavia One of the world’s most famous runestones is now believed to have been erected by Vikings fearing a repeat of a previous cold climate crisis in Scandinavia, a study has concluded. The Rök stone, raised in the ninth century near Lake Vättern
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9 January 2020
Viking runestone may allude to extreme winter, study says
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8 January 2020
Most conservatives know prevention is better than cure – except when it comes to climate change | Richard Denniss
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They’re usually more than happy to spend money upfront to avoid bigger costs down the track. Investing in renewable energy is the exception If only Scott Morrison was as willing to spend money preventing climate change as he is to spend it on disaster repair. The idea that a “stitch in time saves nine” and
8 January 2020
Australia’s Bushfires Bring Mounting Pressure to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
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By Neena BhandariSYDNEY, Australia, Jan 8 2020 (IPS) As nature’s fury wreaked havoc across Australia, reducing to ashes all that came in its way – people, flora, fauna, picturesque historic towns and villages once popular with local and overseas tourists – it was unlike anything the country had witnessed before. The staggering scale and intensity of
8 January 2020
Does God Play Dice?
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Socrates: “I dare say that you are familiar with Tisias. Does he not define probability to be that which the many think?” Phaedrus: “Certainly, he does”.[1] — In the winter of 1653-4 the Chevalier de Méré, an inveterate gambler, sought the advice of the mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Pascal in turn consulted an even
8 January 2020
Women’s Groups Applaud Gender Action Plan Following COP 25
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Credit: Annabelle Avril – Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) By Patricia BohlandMADRID, Spain, Jan 8 2020 (IPS) After nearly two weeks of negotiations at COP 25 climate negotiations in Madrid last month (2-13 December), governments will be adopting a new 5-year Gender Action Plan (GAP) that progressively builds upon the first GAP,
8 January 2020
The Guardian view on an ice-sheet collapse: threatening the world’s coasts | Editorial
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A scientific expedition to Thwaites glacier aims to provide vital information about the dangers of melting Antarctic ice Thwaites glacier, a vast river of ice the size of Great Britain, holds enough frozen water that were it to collapse, the world’s oceans would rise by more than 60cm. Part of the West Antarctic ice sheet,
7 January 2020
Let’s Give Trade a Chance
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Courtesy: ESCAP By Mia Mikic and James Gregory GallagherBANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 7 2020 (IPS) Imagine going through the day without consuming or using some product, service, data, technology, personal contact, or payment which has not – at least in some part – crossed one or more national borders before reaching you. We live in a
7 January 2020
One year to save the planet: a simple guide to fighting the climate crisis in 2020
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Veganism might help and it’s always good to avoid flying. But the answer to Earth’s emergency must involve political, collective action – and there are countless ways to get active The impact of the climate crisis is all too visible. Bushfires have killed more than 20 people in south-eastern Australia and forced thousands more to
7 January 2020
Billionaires Beware
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By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 2020 (IPS) The latest November 2019 UBS/PwC Billionaires Report counted 2,101 billionaires globally, or 589 more than five years before. Earlier, Farhad Manjoo had seriously recommended, ‘Abolish Billionaires’, presenting a moral case against the super-rich as they have and get far, far more
7 January 2020
Not all Trade is Good – the Case of Plastics Waste
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Credit: United Nations By Alexey KravchenkoBANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 6 2020 (IPS) Currently, approximately 300 million tons of oil-based plastic waste are produced every year. A significant amount of plastic waste ends up in the oceans, having a detrimental effect on marine ecosystems and coastal communities. Most of this waste originates from the Asia-Pacific region. If