Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the effects of climate change increase, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The organisation’s report – the 25th annual analysis of the country’s ‘State of … Read more
Greece was one of the worst hit countries when forest fires devastated the countryside during a period of intense heat in 2023 – Getty It is said that climate change is mainly experienced through online videos – until you are the one filming the segment. And it increasingly feels like vacationers are the people holding … Read more
MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of that has stopped Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, pumpkins and tomatoes on farms around the world. Aral Sea. Bayniyazova, 50, has spent most of her life near Muynak, in … Read more
Forests are an essential part of the Earth’s operating system. They reduce the build-up of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30% per year. This slows global temperature rise and resulting changes in climate. In the US, forests account for 12% of the country’s greenhouse … Read more
If ever there was a year that called for bold global action on climate change, it was 2023. In what will likely go down as the hottest year on record – a year of catastrophic flooding, scorching heat waves, devastating wildfires and persistent drought – leaders from nearly 200 countries came together to chart a … Read more