Congo cancels an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration The government of Congo has canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, citing late submissions and a lack of competition https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/14/congo-oil-gas-exploration-barrels-auction-environment-virunga/8289c6fa-8a43-11ef-84b5-dacd642f5899_story.html #Congo #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Appalachian power grids were hit hard by Hurricane Helene. But there’s a silver lining Utilities in the region should take the opportunity to rethink their approach to electricity in the face of climate change https://www.fastcompany.com/91208463/appalachian-power-grids-were-hit-hard-by-hurricane-helene-but-theres-a-silver-lining #Appalachians #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
70 Years of Godzilla: From Nuclear Fears to Climate Change Battles Amir Daftari 4–5 minutes The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations, for their continued warning of the dangers of nuclear war #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Climate change to have severe impact on health emergency services globally: Study #health #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Report reveals alarming decline in wildlife numbers in Africa The decline has been primarily attributed to habitat loss, overexploitation, pollution, and the impacts of climate change #Africa #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Drought is parching the world’s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/12/world/drought-is-parching-worlds-largest-man-made-lake-stripping-zambia-its-electricity/ #Zambia #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate image
Children with disabilities facing climate change threats https://minutemirror.com.pk/children-with-disabilities-facing-climate-change-threats-281849/ #health #children #Pakistan #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Climate Change Made Hurricane Milton Stronger, With Heavier Rain, Scientists Conclude A rapid analysis of rainfall trends and Gulf of Mexico temperatures shows many similarities to Hurricane Helene less than two weeks earlier #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
‘Stunned by climate silence’: New Brunswick election short on climate policy New Brunswick election short on climate policy FREDERICTON - Warming temperatures, rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening communities up and down New Brunswick, but with just over one week to the provincial election, some voters say the topic of climate change hasn’t been given enough attention during the campaign https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/canada/stunned-by-climate-silence-new-brunswick-election-short-on-climate-policy/article_55a54d9c-174d-52d4-8807-438eb69fa89e.html #NewBrunswick #NB #canada #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #climate