Top news of the week: 15.12.2021.
Climate
‘2.4C is a death sentence’: Vanessa Nakate’s fight for the forgotten countries of the climate crisis
She started a youth strike in Uganda – then just kept going. She discusses climate justice, reparations, imperialism and why the global north must take responsibility
A Different Perspective on Global Warming
We have grown accustomed to climate change being talked about in a certain way. Usually, it involves words and phrases like “dangerous,” “catastrophe,” “red zone,” “one minute to midnight.” ...
Conservation documents for half of all critically endangered species don’t mention climate change
Australian Conservation Foundation report found that climate change was not mentioned for 178 out of 334 critically endangered species and habitats
As state combats sea level rise, new survey shows belief in climate change up in Florida
Dr. Colin Polsky had a hunch, and a new survey by his Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University seems to prove it — climate change is becoming a bipartisan issue in ...
Climate change activists using lawsuits to force companies, countries to act
Increased awareness about the risks of inaction and greater scientific evidence to tie the effects of global warming to human action have led to a sudden spurt in climate change lawsuits ...
Why tornadoes are the hardest disasters to link to climate change
Some jumped to link last week's twisters with global warming. Scientists aren't so sure.
Newsletter: Climate change is transforming how Angelenos live, breathe and escape the heat
More than half of L.A. County residents have avoided going outside due to concerns about wildfire smoke.
Why we still don’t fully understand the tornado-climate change relationship
Unlike heat waves and floods, research on climate change and tornadoes is still in its infancy.