It’s called “last-chance tourism” and it’s becoming increasingly popular: travelers from all over the world are flocking to glaciers, coral reefs, Pacific islands, and rainforests to admire them “before they disappear.” It’s a race against time, but one that fuels the degradation of these places, raising ethical dilemmas between the desire to see and the need to preserve. Prime examples of such targets include #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #environment #climate
Significant predictors of self-reported climate anxiety included: greater media exposure to climate change information; more frequent discussions about climate change with friends and family; the perception that climate change will soon impact one personally; being younger; and being female #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #environment #climate
Heat alerts, air quality warnings issued across Canada Environment Canada has issued a number of heat and air quality advisories for several provinces and territories across the country. This comes amid ongoing wildfires, which are Canada’s second-worst on record and have consumed 3.7 million hectares, six times the area of P.E.I., as of last month #health #canada #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #pollution #environment #climate
US farmers scramble as heavy rains devastate key crops: 'It's going to be rough' "We need some sunshine." #food #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Heat wave sweeping across China could be unprecedented The oppressive heat is not just limited to daytime hours, as night temperatures in many areas, including the basins of the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, are hovering around 30 C, an unusual occurrence for this time of year #China #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
When the Floodwater Rose, the System Failed; How Many More Children Will We Sacrifice? The deaths in Texas mark a devastating chapter in a growing story: the slow, preventable betrayal of American children by a government unwilling to face the truth about climate change https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/failing-children-on-climate #Children #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
In a climate phenomenon that could upset the weather, tropical humidity invades the Sahara Desert, heralding severe climate change #Sahara #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
New York City’s chief climate officer said Monday’s fast-moving tropical rainstorm was among the “most intense” the city’s aging infrastructure has handled—and warned it'll take decades to bring the system up to date, even as such storms plow through the Tri-State with more frequency. “With last night, it is now the case that five of the most intense rainstorms in New York City’s history have taken place in the last four years” #NYC #NY #USA #US #ClimateChange #Climate