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TED Talks
Yuval Noah Harari: The actual cost of preventing climate breakdown
TED Talks
Jun 18th · Nobody really knows how much it would cost to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Yet historian Yuval Noah Harari's analysis, based on the work of scientists and economists, indicates that…
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Reuters
In hottest city on Earth, mothers bear brunt of climate change
Reuters
8 min read · Jun 24th · Heavily pregnant Sonari (pictured below) toils under the burning sun in fields dotted with bright yellow melons in Jacobabad, which last month became the hottest city on Earth.
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grist
Summer has transformed into 'danger season,' scientists warn
grist
4 min read · Jun 13th · Hurricanes, heat, fires, smoke, drought: Is it time to stop sugar-coating summer?
Reader View · Shared by 26, including Ed Maibach, John Schwartz
grist
The world's climate plans overlook people with disabilities.
grist
2 min read · Jun 14th · A new report confirms that few countries around the world consider the needs of the disabled when it comes to climate policies.
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anthropocenemagazine.org
It’s time to talk about the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
anthropocenemagazine.org
2 min read · Jun 22nd · Artificial intelligence is an increasingly important element of science, medicine, and even the minutiae of our daily lives. Chatbots, digital assistants, and movie and music recommendations from…
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Fast Company
A new tool from Google shows how the planet is changing in near real time
Fast Company
2 min read · Jun 9th · Called Dynamic World, it uses AI to analyze satellite data collected every two to five days.
Reader View · Shared by 16, including John Rampton
news.cgtn.com
How our oceans can help us secure a nature-climate-people-positive future
news.cgtn.com
3 min read · Jun 8th · Further strengthening the links between the ocean, biodiversity and climate can deliver a future where a healthy ocean continues to function as the engine of our singular, superlative planet.
Reader View · Shared by 8, including CGTN, UN Biodiversity
Inside Climate News
June 17, 2022 ‘Doomism’ or Reality? Divided Over Its Message, the Climate Movement Seeks Balance
Inside Climate News
7 min read · Jun 17th · Hope is a scarce commodity these days when it comes to talking about global warming. Extreme weather, drought and food insecurity are on the rise in many parts of the world, fueled in part by the…
Reader View · Shared by 10, including Prof Michael E. Mann
Singularity Hub
How Plate Tectonics, Mountains, and Deep-Sea Sediments Have Maintained Earth’s ‘Goldilocks’ Climate
Singularity Hub
4 min read · Jun 2nd · As soon as mountains form, they start being eroded. Rainwater containing CO₂ reacts with a range of mountain rocks, breaking them down.
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Carbon Brief
Analysis: China's CO2 emissions see longest sustained drop in a decade
Carbon Brief
9 min read · May 30th · New analysis shows the longest emissions decline in China for at least a decade across three consecutive quarters.
Reader View · Shared by 16, including David Wallace-Wells
palladiummag.com
Environmentalism in One Country
palladiummag.com
~17 min read · Jun 17th · North Korea is regrowing its forests in a program of nationalist ecology. As environmental crises unfold, other countries will come to share its strategy.
Reader View · Shared by 102, including Barry Ritholtz
BBC Future
The adverts banned for misleading climate claims
BBC Future
10 min read · Jun 21st · Consumers can struggle to unravel whether claims about a brand or product's sustainability are accurate, but regulators are cracking down on misleading climate claims in advertising.
IEEE Spectrum
4,000 Robots Roam the Oceans, Climate in Their Crosshairs
IEEE Spectrum
Jun 17th · The Argo system, which produces more than 100,000 salinity and temperature profiles per year, will soon be expanded to increase the number of floats to 4,700 and capabilities to new levels. Spectrum speaks with Susan Wijffels, senior Woods Hole scientist and co-chair of the Argo steering committee.
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The New York Times
Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
The New York Times
~12 min read · Jun 19th · A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies.
Reader View · Shared by 95, including David Folkenflik, Susan Su, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Christina Farr, Scott McLeod, Dr. Leah Stokes, Jason Stanley, Akshat Rathi, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Amy Westervelt, Barbra Streisand, John Schwartz, Matthew Green, Hiroko Tabuchi
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The New York Times
As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’
The New York Times
~11 min read · Jun 7th · Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City.
Reader View · Shared by 321, including Abbie Dillen, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Paul Kedrosky, Svein Tveitdal, Paul Krugman, John Schwartz, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Bryan William Jones, T. Greer, Carrie Brown, Mike Allton, Gavin Schmidt, Hiroko Tabuchi, Jane IMAGINABLE McGonigal ❤️, David Wallace-Wells, Bernardo van Olst, Jonathan Overpeck
Packy McCormick
Optimism
Packy McCormick
20+ min read · Jun 9th · Why it's worth trying the world more optimistic
Reader View · Shared by 289, including Max Roser, Ross Dawson, Nir Eyal
BBC Future
What would happen if we stopped using plastic?
BBC Future
~12 min read · Jun 10th · Plastic has seeped into every aspect of our existence. Can we live without it?
Reader View · Shared by 238
High Country News
When the heat is unbearable but there’s nowhere to go
High Country News
~16 min read · Jun 1st · How last year’s record-breaking heat wave caused misery and chaos for Washington’s incarcerated population — and why it’s set to happen all over again.
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grist
As private weather forecasting takes off, who is left behind?
grist
10 min read · May 31st · Private weather forecasting can help save lives – in the communities that can afford it
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gse.harvard.edu
My Climate Moment
gse.harvard.edu
7 min read · Jun 10th · How paralyzing sadness over the state of the environment turned to a new education focus.
Reader View · Shared by 201, including Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), Christo Meid
The Atlantic
Plastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Work
The Atlantic
4 min read · May 30th · If the plastics industry is following the tobacco industry’s playbook, it may never admit to the failure of plastics recycling.
Reader View · Shared by 177, including Marina Bräm, Timothy Caulfield, Albert Ràfols, K. Williams, 𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗, Oliver Reichenstein, Constantin Gurdgiev, Mathew Ingram
Modern Farmer
What Does the Future Look Like for Georgia Peaches?
Modern Farmer
5 min read · Jun 6th · Despite their ubiquitous association with the state, peaches are no longer Georgia’s biggest fruit crop. As temperatures rise, growers and researchers are working to ensure that climate change doesn’t…
Reader View · Shared by 161, including Esther Schindler
SAPIENS
Can We “See” Climate Change?
SAPIENS
5 min read · Jun 10th · Climate change skeptics point to ice and snow to seed doubt about global warming—but visible evidence of the changing climate is all around us.
Reader View · Shared by 133
grist
The world's climate plans overlook people with disabilities.
grist
2 min read · Jun 14th · A new report confirms that few countries around the world consider the needs of the disabled when it comes to climate policies.
Reader View · Shared by 109
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Inc.
MIT Published a List of the 9 Megatrends That Will Shape the World in 2030. Here's What…
Inc.
2 min read · From 2020 · Climate change, transparency, and populism will be driving the workforce 10 years from now.
Reader View · Shared by 674, including Howard Getson, Marius Bleuer, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, Matthias Lampe, Real Marsha Wright®, Damir Kusar, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Jonathan Kogan, Danie, Nige Willson, Desmond Williams, Jansnet, Thomas Power, Ayala Sherbow, Shivam Soni, Merkstatt
Guardian Environment
The climate disaster is here
Guardian Environment
1 min read · 2021-10-14 · Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?
Reader View · Shared by 664, including Guy Longworth, Greta Thunberg, Svein Tveitdal, Akshat Rathi, Elrond Burrell (he/him), Steve Faulkner, Heather McTeer Toney #climatevoter #VOTE, Carl Zimmer, Damian Carrington, Tom Raftery 🇮🇪🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦💉💉💉, George Monbiot, Maarten Lambrechts, Cem Sertoglu 🤖, Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, Paul Kedrosky, David Wallace-Wells, Dan Snow, Anna Jane Joyner, Claudia Sommer, Steve Keen
New York Magazine
The Uninhabitable Earth
New York Magazine
20+ min read · From 2019 · Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they’re not being cautious, fear could be our future.
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Guardian Environment
Capitalism is killing the planet
Guardian Environment
~13 min read · 2021-10-30 · Instead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the pursuit of wealth and level down, not up
Reader View · Shared by 487, including Mariana Mazzucato, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Barry C Smith, Elrond Burrell (he/him), Adam R, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Ray Monk, Emily Herring, Aniyia (🗣 Anita without the T) ❤️, Prof. Kimberly Nicholas, Tom Connor, Damian Carrington, Georg Diez, George Monbiot, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Tom Mustill, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Peter Yeung, Fabio Chiusi
The Conversation
Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap
The Conversation
~16 min read · 2021-04-22 · Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to 'greenwash' their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
Reader View · Shared by 476, including Stephan Woodtli, Nicolas Martinod, Katja Evertz, Elrond Burrell (he/him), Greta Thunberg, Paul Kedrosky, Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, Dan Hill, Merkstatt, Thomas Pleil, Damian Carrington, Dr. Genevieve Guenther, Doug Cutting, Terry Hughes, Mary Annaïse Heglar, Kevin Marks, Dr. Jonathan Foley, Akshat Rathi, David Wallace-Wells, Peter Steinberger
The New York Times
The Great Climate Migration Has Begun
The New York Times
20+ min read · 2020-07-23 · New research suggests climate change will cause humans to move in unprecedented numbers. The Times Magazine partnered with ProPublica and data scientists to understand how.
Reader View · Shared by 473, including 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Ines Bieler, Natacha Quester-Séméon Salomon, Anna Jane Joyner, luis antónio santos, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Eghosa Omoigui, PhilanTopic, PNASNews, Thomas Pleil, Cameron Sinclair, Katja Evertz, Randy Deutsch, Mark Little, Jennifer Stirrup - Next: #EverywhereWorkplace, Gabriele, Catherine De Vries, Kainaz Amaria, Matthew Conlen
The New York Times
How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born?
The New York Times
2 min read · From 2018 · See how days at or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit have changed in your lifetime and how much hotter it could get.
Reader View · Shared by 450, including Liliane Ferrari ™, Howard Getson, Jeremiah Owyang | jowyang.eth, jowyang.sol, David Abrams, Craig Mod, John Schwartz, Kaggle, Amy Harder, Martin Hoffmann, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Korben, Sam Harris, Abbie Dillen, Azeem Azhar, Thomas Power, Matthias Sala, CORRECTIV, Data Science Renee, Ben White, Exploratorium
Vox
Can we save the planet by shrinking the economy?
Vox
~17 min read · 2021-08-03 · The "degrowth" movement to fight the climate crisis offers a romantic, utopian vision. But it’s not a policy agenda.
Reader View · Shared by 446, including Thomas Power, Prof Michael E. Mann, Tim, Michael Seemann, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Steven Pinker, Merkstatt, Gerd Leonhard, Kelsey Piper, Svein Tveitdal, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem
Eric Holthaus
The era of 'rapid' climate change has begun
Eric Holthaus
8 min read · 2021-08-09 · Here's what the new IPCC report says, and what it doesn't, about the most important moment of our lives.
Reader View · Shared by 431, including Thomas Power, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Tim, Ines Bieler, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
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