Hurricane Helene devastates a wide swathe of southeastern United States
The largest hurricane to hit the US mainland this year, Hurricane Helene hit the Florida coastline late Thursday as a Category Four storm, devastating much of the Big Bend area…
Climate Change
Climate Week/NYC – Oh, Well!
Climate Week/NYC September 22-29, 2024, is underway and expects 100,000 attendees for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and expensive rooms in NYC’s ultra-expensive hotels amidst breast-pounding speeches and promises to fix civilizations’…
Forest fires engulf the entire Amazon basin
by Cesar Uco and Don Knowand Forest fires have consumed millions of hectares in the Amazon basin this year, due to global warming, an extreme two-year drought, and the illegal…
Ecological Alternatives to Climate Change
Everyone agrees to the fact that Climate change is caused principally by the burning of fossil fuels. These fuels are consumed by Capital although the industrial development especially during the…
Important climate mitigation information from the Phanerozoic eon
There is a very important new climate science paper which promises to dramatically increase concern about potential impacts and needed mitigation. Bill McKibben titles his review of the paper ‘The…
The Case for a Global Climate Assembly
by Laurence Tubiana and Ana Toni NEW YORK – It has been nearly ten years since countries came together in Paris and agreed finally to get serious about averting a…
Controversy over Bengal Floods Revives Concerns on Role of Dams
Recently on September 20 the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which she stated that at least seven districts…
Of floods and threats and other things man-made
In an idyllic three-storey house, nestled amongst a rich garden of all kinds of flowers and fruit trees, playing host to most of the birds, insects and even monkeys, Samarpita,…
South Korea’s Groundbreaking Climate Ruling: A New Dawn for Environmental Justice in Asia?
Last month, South Korea’s Constitutional Court delivered a landmark ruling that has reverberated across the region and beyond. In a decision unprecedented in Asia, the court determined that the country’s current climate…
How the Climate Crisis Is Shaping Geopolitics
Bangladesh was still reeling from political turmoil, which felled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, when a flood disaster struck out of the blue, upending the lives of 6…
Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc across Southeast Asia
Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Southeast Asia this year, has left a trail of destruction through the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and war-torn Myanmar. At least 670 deaths…
Amazon Death Rattle
The Amazon rainforest is in deep trouble. Labeling it a “crisis” however seems too hackneyed and not descriptive enough because the devastation is beyond description. The magnificent rainforest is morphing…
Put a Price on Shipping Emissions
ROSEAU, DOMINICA – For most people, the idea of suddenly losing everything – their home, their possessions, and even their family members and friends – is unthinkable. But, for island…
The Need for Methane Targets
by Marcelo Mena and Sarah Ann Smith SANTIAGO/BOSTON – As summer in the northern hemisphere draws to a close, hundreds of temperature records have been broken, and there is a roughly 95%…
Young People Will Save the World, Because We’re the Last Generation That Can
The past 20 years have been critical in the fight for bold and sustainable climate solutions. The next five years will be even more vital — and young people like…
Climate Change: Why Should The Global South Pay For The Profligacy Of The Likes Of Taylor Swift, Elon Musk?
Climate change is a threat facing the whole of humanity. The real generators of this crisis are the developed economies of the Global North. They found a way to circumvent…
Antarctica’s Deep Vulnerability Exposed at 11th Scientific Conference
The 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference was held in Pucón, Chile August 19-23, 2024. Fifteen-hundred academics, researchers, and scientists specializing in Antarctica met to share cutting-edge research. Reports…
AI-controlled apes with apps at 90 minutes to mid-night
What further evidence do the inhabitants of planet Earth need to have to convince them the liveable climate, the lungs of the Earth, is sharply deteriorating, species are dying, the…
Humans Rescue Doomsday Glacier?
It was only 3 years ago when a group of distinguished climate scientists led by Erin C. Pettit (Oregon State University) said Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf of the Thwaites Glacier/Antarctica,…
Climate Change Response Should Never Get Dominated by Big Business Interests
Climate change is one of the most significant issues of our times. It must get very high priority. Both climate change mitigation and adaptation are highly important issues. On the…
The Global Crisis of Climate Change and Its Impact on Humanity
Climate change is the most significant environmental and social challenge of the 21st century. Due to human activities, the emission of greenhouse gases has increased, causing a rise in the…
The coming North Atlantic deep freeze
In recent years scientists have been watching and measuring the flow of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, (AMOC), what Americans often refer to as the Gulf Stream though that flow is…
Tipping Points – Where Things Stand
Major planetary boundaries that support life are at risk of collapse. This is happening at speeds that climate scientists never thought possible. What are the consequences and what, if anything,…
The Impact of Global Warming on Drinking Water Crisis
A recent study from Utrecht University in the Netherlands warns that climate change and socio-economic transformations will exacerbate water scarcity, disproportionately affecting populations in South Asian countries. Human beings require…
Street Vendors, Gig and Platform Workers in Heat Wave Conditions
2024 witnessed extreme heatwave conditions. As per analysis of Heat Watch, there were about 600 deaths due to heat waves. Temperatures peaked with a city like Delhi witnessing a record…
Climate Adaptation Is as Imperative as Mitigation
by Clemens Fuest and Maria Waldinger MUNICH – Climate-policy debates tend to focus on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. This makes sense, given that GHGs are the primary cause of climate change.…
Global Wealth Tax Could Raise $2.1 Trillion Annually for Climate Action and More
With countries set to focus heavily on climate finance for the Global South at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in November, the Tax Justice Network on Monday offered…
Impact of Climate Change on Drinking Water Crisis
Climate change is having a profound impact on various natural resources, and groundwater is a significant one that is currently under threat. Rising temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and increasing…
How to Decolonize Our Battle Against Climate Change
Almost everything we buy exploits the environment and the people who depend on it to a greater or lesser extent. Almost everything we buy contributes to climate breakdown through emissions,…
Record temperatures spread wildfires in Greece and southern Europe
Wildfires have again taken hold this summer in Greece, Italy, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria and other south-eastern European countries. Nearly 10,000 hectares (approx. 40 square miles) of mostly forest land was…
The Future of Our World by Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky (95) famous dissident and father of modern linguistics, considered one of the world’s leading intellectuals, is recovering from a stroke he suffered at age 94 and now living…
The Profit-Enhancing Corporate Denial of Global Warming
Among the massive “entertainment industry” and what German philosopher Adorno once called a “culture of mass-deception”, corporate mass media occasionally provides – largely for legitimacy reason – a slight glimmer…
A Species out of Context
This is the thirteenth of 18 installments in the Metastatic Modernity video series (see launch announcement), putting the meta-crisis in perspective as a cancerous disease afflicting humanity and the greater community of life…
Coral bleaching threatens 73 percent of world’s reefs
Record-breaking ocean temperatures have induced an ongoing mass bleaching event that puts almost three quarters of the world’s coral reefs at risk, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)…
Gavin Newsom’s War on Rooftop Solar Is a Bad Omen for the Country
California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be taking climate change seriously, at least when he’s in front of a microphone and flashing cameras. His talk then is direct and tough.…
A Note on Noam Chomsky and Climate Collapse
In many of his recent writings, Noam Chomsky has warned that humanity has reached a very dangerous point because we are now living in a world of cascading crises. Indeed, when we look around…
America’s Life-or-Death Election
Global warming’s impact on the planet is surprising climate scientists with its vigor and tenacity and distinct overt danger, climbing the proverbial wall of worry much faster than anybody dreamed…
Midwinter Antarctica 50°F Above Average
Temperatures for the entire month of July in Antarctica were 50°F above average, but it also experienced days when temperatures spiked up to 82°F above average. Yes, Antarctica is the…
Cry, The Beloved World
Here is a topic miles away from the 2024 elections, though it should not be. Its political salience is just about zero, but it concerns the future of life on…
Kerala Needs A Disaster Preparation Plan In An Age Of Climate Crisis: Dr S Mohammed Irshad
by A K Shiburaj/ Dr. S Mohammed Irshad How seriously does Kerala take disaster mitigation amidst the frequent recurrence of natural disasters and the escalating impacts of the climate crisis?…
Climate Change: A New Crisis for Agriculture
Climate change poses a significant threat to Indian agriculture, with far-reaching consequences. Agriculture is the backbone of India's economy and sustains a large portion of its population. Most farmers in…
Landslide Disaster in Kerala is a Wake-up Call to Make Climate Change a Public Discourse in India
The modern man in a globalised world in his striving for power and material comforts gets increasingly alienated from the Nature of which he is an integral part primarily because…
Methane Emissions “Fastest in Decades”
A new study shows methane (CH4) emissions behaving like a sprinter on speed, setting decadal records. This is bad news. It’s 80-times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat. “Global…
Climate Necropolitics: A Call For A Deathworld Insurgency
"Where should we go after the last frontiers? Where should the birds fly after the last sky?" — Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet We're in the beginning of the end times.…
Landslide In Wayanad Is Only The Beginning!
On the morning of July 30, a huge landslide occurred at Mundakkai, in the mountainous district of Wayanad, Kerala, India. 282 people have been confirmed dead and many hundreds are…
Disaster Response Isn’t Keeping Up with the Climate Crisis
BRIDGETOWN – Earlier this month, Hurricane Beryl swept through the Caribbean, flattening entire islands and causing “Armageddon-like” destruction. As the earliest Category 5 Atlantic storm to form in the Atlantic…
China’s Lightning-Fast Renewable Triumphs
A few years ago, China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry shook hands on a pledge to triple renewable energy by 2030. China took the challenge…
Global temperature records again broken on Monday and Tuesday
Satellite data from the European climate monitoring service Copernicus confirms that Monday and Tuesday were the hottest days on Earth so far recorded by the program. Temperatures Wednesday will likely…
Fighting Climate Change Requires a Different Mindset
BRASÍLIA – The climate disasters unfolding around the world – including unprecedented floods in Brazil, Africa, and China, heat waves in Asia and the Middle East, and persistent droughts in…
Dangerous Weather Is Becoming 36 Times More Likely, Warn Scientists
Record-breaking deadly heatwaves are hurting northern and southern hemispheres. From India to Thailand, from U.S. to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia, Greece, a part of…
The predicament of climate scientists on the road to a super tropical Earth
As temperatures in large parts of the Earth are soaring (cf. 52.3oC in Delhi, flames engulf large reqions in California, tornados ravage the Gulf of Mexico states, severe drought starve…
13 Months of Record-Smashing Heat Called ‘Another Red Alert’ for Humanity
Scientists on Monday underscored the urgent need to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy following the publication of data from the European Union's climate change monitor showing…
Welcome to Heat-Dome America
I’ve been writing about climate change for so many years now but, in truth, it was always something I read about and took in globally. It was happening out there, often in…
Living in the Age of Global Warming
Relatives typically visit my Delhi home in May and June to take a break from their annual summer vacation and head up to the hills. But this year due to…
Antarctic Ice Melt – New Sobering Studies
It was only two years ago that studies of the infamous Thwaites Glacier, aka: the Doomsday Glacier located in West Antarctica, found rapid melting. At the time, scientists said it…
G7 commitments on climate, biodiversity and pollution are welcome yet still fall short
Amsterdam, 26 June 2024 - Set against the picturesque backdrop of Borgo Egnazia, Italy, the latest G7 summit was a stage for delicate decisions. In the final communiqué released on 14…
Heat Wave Response Must Improve Very Significantly to Protect Vulnerable People
Clearly there is an urgency of improving the heat wave response in most parts of India. While the need for this is understood and accepted widely, the high level of…
Averting Doomsday—the Bigger Cause That Can Unite Fighting Nations and Confused People
A country that is badly divided with various groups fighting each other can suddenly be united when a much feared enemy attacks and the people find common cause in averting…
Death toll from global heat wave climbs as 1,000 die from extreme heat in Mecca
Deadly heat waves are affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. For the past week, much of the Eastern United States has seen temperatures far higher than average…
The Last Measurement
Note: This piece of fiction (and believe me, it is complete fiction, with nary a grain of truth) was written with the assistance of an AI bot, which fashioned the…
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