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In the next few weeks, the last 71 residents of Newtok, Alaska, will load their possessions onto boats to move to Mertarvik, rejoining 230 residents who began moving away in 2019. CBC | World News
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Natural History Museum to overhaul dinosaur exhibit for new ‘climate messaging’ display
The Museum will roll out a new exhibit – Fixing Our Broken Planet – in 2025 and the gallery will centre around climate change. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Brazil is on fire, and both crime and climate change are to blame
Fires are breaking records Brazil, encompassing wider areas of rainforest, destroying huge swaths of biodiverse wetlands, and even bringing thick smoke and smog to the country’s usually unscathed capital city, Brasilia. CBC | World News
Read More »How this ‘early warrior’ of climate change reporting helped change the media landscape
Peter Dykstra, an environmental activist-turned-journalist who helped push climate change reporting into the mainstream, has died. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump and Vance take aim at Biden’s climate legislation. Some Republicans would rather they didn’t
The Republican ticket is trying to make climate action a wedge issue in the U.S. election. It’s a risky move when Biden-era bills are projected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and much of the green investments are going to Republican districts — including a steel plant in J.D. Vance’s hometown. CBC | World News
Read More »How rural Guatemalan communities are fighting malnutrition, climate change
Recent droughts and crop failures have exacerbated hunger and malnutrition in Guatemala, prompting aid organizations like the UN’s World Food Program to step in with training and financial aid to improve nutrition. Rural communities — like Tecuiz here — are learning new and innovative ways to improve local food production, both traditional and unconventional, such as aquaculture, in the country’s ...
Read More »Climate change linked to potential surge in cholera outbreaks
Cholera, a waterborne disease that has been eradicated in the UK since 1893, could see ‘unusually large outbreaks’ due to increasing climate ‘anomalies’ Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Overlooked Spanish island has similar climate to Majorca but boasts £1.55 beers
The recent anti-tourism protests in Majorca have led visitors to seek alternatives for their summer holidays. Luckily, Spain has a lesser-known gem with equally stunning beaches. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Athletes find a fierce opponent in climate change
From extreme heat to wildfire smoke-filled skies and snowless ski hills, climate change is now a major opponent for athletes worldwide. In the lead-up to what may be the hottest Olympics ever, athletes and experts are speaking up on how a warming planet is changing the game. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mexico’s heat wave made monkeys fall dead from trees. With climate change, that’ll happen more often
Human-caused climate change made the devastating heat wave across Central America and the southern U.S. in May 35 times more likely, and is set to happen way more often in the coming decades, according to an analysis by a global weather attribution research group. CBC | World News
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