At the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board moved the Doomsday Clock forward from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight, citing a failure in global leadership.Sarah Starkey (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
In his latest articles, José María Baldasano reflects on the growing rejection of scientific theories about the climate crisis and its effectsJavier Rodríguez Sicilia (Royal European Academy of Doctors)
The Benefits of Growing Your Own Food: A Greener, Healthier Future Imagine stepping into your backyard, plucking a ri…fredfood.org
Andy Vrbicek suggests that the role of animal agriculture in climate change is vastly underestimated because of calculation parameters in this thought-provoking essay.New Harvest
A new book that covers 5,000 years and the collapse of more than 400 societies argues that we're in for a rude awakening.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
Human activities are causing the world to heat up, posing serious threats to people and nature.Mark Poynting (BBC News)
As our climate warms, storms are becoming more destructive and costly. Why do hurricanes bring more rain in a warmer climate? Learn about it here.Environmental Defense Fund
The 2024 ‘State of the climate’ report says climate scientists are more worried than ever and calls for ‘transformative science-based solutions across all aspects of society.’Dana Nuccitelli (Yale Climate Connections)
Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for over 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions.United Nations
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Despite mounting evidence of global warming’s costs, the Trump administration has made multiple moves to avoid tracking climate-related economics.Kiley Price (Inside Climate News)
Storing carbon dioxide underground is seen as a way to mitigate climate change, but the world could run out of safe storage space within 200 years if we keep on burning fossil fuelsMadeleine Cuff (New Scientist)
The Earth could be doomed to breach a key climate target in as little as three years, scientists warn.Mark Poynting (BBC News)
Review 12.4 Collapse and transformation of early civilizations for your test on Unit 12 – Early Civilizations: Rise and Fall. For students taking Origins of CivilizationFiveable
Carbon pollution is contributing to climate disasters that will only get worse unless we take action.Shirley Hao (Earthjustice)
Biodiversity loss, the reduction in an area’s biodiversity (the number of genes, species, individual organisms, or ecosystems) expressed by species loss, population declines and reductions in the genetic diversity within a species, and the collapse o…John P. Rafferty (Encyclopedia Britannica)
In the largest study of its kind, scientists have documented the seismic shift in animal size over the last 1,000 years, with domesticated species becoming larger as wildlife gets smaller. It underlines the impact of one species in particular – us.Bronwyn Thompson (New Atlas)
Visit NASA's portal for an in-depth look at the science behind sea level change.NASA Sea Level Change Portal
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.UN News
The relentless impact of human activities on marine ecosystems represents one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.jessica (Marine Biodiversity Science Center)
A list of the biggest environmental issues facing people and our planet. Many problems stem from the industrial revolution.Rebecca B. Kimber (EarthyB.com)
An evolutionary biologist and a science fiction writer walk into a bar... and mull over survival.The MIT Press Reader
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Phasing out animal agriculture represents “our best and most immediate chance to reverse the trajectory of climate change,” according to a new model developed by scientists from Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley.news.stanford.edu
President Trump, Elon Musk, and their cronies want to prevent the government from working for our communities – but we have ways to fight back.League of Conservation Voters
Chances are rapidly disappearing to limit Earth’s temperature rise to the globally agreed mark, but researchers say there are some positive signs of progress.www.nature.com
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Agriculture has disrupted the planet more than anything we have ever done, including burning fossil fuels. A sustainable future depends on recognizing this fact – and radically changing how we farm and eat.Project Drawdown
A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we’re unfortunately right on schedule.ENVIRO_administrator (Environment Institute)
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