The Amazon is Burning at a Record Rate
The fires are the product of Bolsonaro’s policies that prioritize agribusiness over people — especially indigenous people, says Amazon Watch’s Christian Poirier.
Author: Real News Network
UN: World Hunger Increases for Third Straight Year due to Climate Change
Cindy Holleman of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says climate change, conflict, and economic stagnation are increasing hunger.
New Study Predicts Millions of Americans May Become Exposed to “Off the Charts” Heat
Climate scientist Michael Mann discusses the increasing frequency and severity of heat waves, just as the US, Europe, and India are experiencing this Summer
Breaching ‘Carbon Threshold’ Could Trigger Mass Extinction in Oceans
MIT scientist Daniel Rothman explains that the Earth’s oceans may be at the ‘precipice of excitation’ due to carbon in the oceans, which would unleash a mass extinction of life.