Top news of the week: 01.09.2022.
The Guardian view on climate chaos in Pakistan: adapt to survive
Editorial: Melting glaciers and torrential rains are wrecking lives. Western governments must step up their response
Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’
Loss will contribute a minimum rise of 27cm regardless of what climate action is taken, scientists discover
River-flow rates in England at lowest point since 2002, data shows
Exclusive: Experts warn drought could be start of three-year cycle with dire impacts on wildlife and environment
Countering bogus climate claims made on British television
Bob Ward counters inaccurate and misleading claims questioning the scientific consensus on climate change made recently by Brian Catt on GB News and Talk TV.
How to turn unripe figs into a condiment for cheese – recipe
Figs don’t always ripen fully in more northerly climates, but green ones can be preserved in syrup or honey and stored for eating with cheese or on toast
As climate disasters unfold, developing nations bat for reparations
In the lead-up to COP27, developing nations and Small Island States are working to bring Loss and Damage finance to the forefront.
Environmentalist Elizabeth Wathuti: ‘Perhaps I had something President Biden really needed to hear’
Kenya’s rising climate star tells how her speech at Cop26 grabbed a world leader’s attention, and urges policymakers to go beyond mere pledges
Polling shows that US voters favor climate bills – yet assume fellow Americans don’t
Part of the key to collective action may be to overcome the ‘false social reality’ that makes us assume no one else cares about the climate