Human-caused sea level rise likely caused eight out of 10 floods in the region between 1970 and 2015, a study finds Flooding in localised areas around Sydney will happen almost every week by the middle of this century because of human-caused sea level rise, according to a study by scientists at the Bureau of Meteorology.
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5 August 2020
Flooding could occur daily in Sydney by the end of this century because of climate change
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3 August 2020
‘There’s still a choice’: New Zealand’s melting glaciers show the human fingerprints of climate change
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New research has found extreme melting of the country’s glaciers in 2018 was at least ten times more likely due to human-caused global heating Twice a year, glaciologist Lauren Vargo and her colleagues set up camp beside two small lakes close to New Zealand’s Brewster glacier. Each time the trek to carry the measuring stakes
3 August 2020
Kashmir Now Hotspot of Illegal Riverbed Mining
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Riverbed mining in Arin, which flows into the Jhelum river via Wular Lake in Kashmir. Courtesy: ThirdPole.net/Athar Parvaiz By Athar ParvaizAug 3 2020 (IPS) Going against its own orders, the government in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the fast-tracking of environmental clearances despite manifest evidence of illegal sand mining. A
3 August 2020
Adani: Second major Korean brokerage withdraws financial backing for miner’s coal projects
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Exclusive: Hanwha follows Samsung in vowing to cease support, saying it had ‘no knowledge’ of environmental issues related to Carmichael mine A second major Korean backer of Adani’s Australian coal operation has said it won’t provide any more financial support for the controversial miner, which faces potential debt difficulties related to its Abbot Point export
2 August 2020
Stay or Leave? The Role of Air Pollution in Urban Migration Choices
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Publication date: November 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 177 Author(s): Ziming Liu, Lu Yu
1 August 2020
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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By Joaquín RoyMIAMI, Jul 31 2020 (IPS) In the cinematic context of the death of the Italian and universal composer, Ennio Morricone, author of the background music of more than four hundred films, as an indirect tribute, Europe took a solid step. The European Union’s (EU) forceful ban on accepting travelers from the rest of
1 August 2020
The UK’s hottest day so far this year – in pictures
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Met Office expects Friday to reach 35C, and says effect of climate change on UK weather is likely to increase Continue reading…
30 July 2020
Food Security Threats: Now a Warning and Later May Be Too Late
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A group of women of Central Africa receives training in production diversification and improvement to expand the food security of their communities. Credit: FAO By Mario LubetkinROME, Jul 29 2020 (IPS) Recent world reports confirm that the goals set by the international community to end poverty and hunger, and create a more balanced, sustainable and
30 July 2020
Social-ecological resilience through a biocultural lens: a participatory methodology to support global targets and local priorities
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More research is needed to properly represent social-ecological system (SES) interactions that support the integrity of biological and cultural, i.e., biocultural, relationships in places experiencing environmental, economic, and social change. In this paper we offer a novel methodology to address this need through the development of place-based indicators and engagement of young people as coresearchers
30 July 2020
Population, climate change and inequality | Letters
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Alistair Currie of Population Matters says we should not fear a fall in the number of people on the planet, while Joe Williams and Caitlin Robinson say population is now the least important driver of environmental degradation. Inequality is the key, says Martin Pask It is very good to see you acknowledge the threats of