50,000 Californians killed in 10 years due to wildfire smoke
More than 50,000 people have died prematurely in California over a decade due to exposure to toxic particles in wildfire smoke, according to a new study. Wildfires create smoke containing PM2.5, tiny particles roughly one-thirtieth of a human hair that can embed...
Our biggest environmental problems
Here are 15 of the biggest environmental problems of our lifetime, from deforestation and biodiversity loss to food waste and fast fashion. While the climate crisis has many factors that play a role in the exacerbation of the environment, some warrant more attention...
Earth’s oceans are being pushed to extremes say scientists
A new study shows that oceans are being impacted by man-made threats including extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification. The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming...
EU’s meat and dairy industry has weakened and delayed climate policies
Lobbying from the meat and dairy sector has helped weaken and delay crucial climate policies in the EU, a new report shows. Six key climate policies in the EU have been the target of intense lobbying by the meat and dairy industry, which receives 82% of the region’s...
Could we be turning a corner in the effort to corral climate change?
A report by Climate Analytics has raised the possibility that the worst of our impact on the climate might be behind us. However, the final few degrees of inflection may be the hardest. Earth is coming out of the hottest year on record, amplifying the destruction from...
