The Climate Wars Are Heating Up

So, apparently, the climate wars aren’t over quite yet. Thank goodness for that! That’s not us rekindling the battle, by the way, it’s the Greens’ ‘Treasury spokesman’ federal Senator Nick McKim who has discovered a new term of abuse: ‘ecocidal’…

United Nations adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

A UN resolution was adopted on Wednesday that should make it easier to hold polluting countries legally accountable for failing to tackle the climate emergency, in a vote which was hailed as a historic victory for climate justice. The UN…

How wildlife can help curb global warming

A new study shows that protecting wildlife can play a huge role in carbon storage and limiting climate change. Read what animals make a big difference.

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Brazilian Govt Wants Permanent Climate Emergency For Over 1,000 Cities

Brazil’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Marina Silva Sunday admitted that President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva’s administration was considering the possibility of declaring a state of climate emergency in 1,038 municipalities mapped as most vulnerable, Agencia Brasil reported….

‘Rewilding’ Parts of the Planet Could Have Big Climate Benefits – InsideClimate News

Restoring populations of land and marine animals in targeted “rewilding” zones would speed up biological carbon pumps that remove carbon dioxide from the air and sequester the greenhouse gas where it doesn’t harm the climate, new research shows. An international…

Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals – Grist

As the world increasingly turns toward natural climate solutions like reforestation and grassland restoration to sequester carbon, it may be overlooking a crucial ally: animals.  Protecting existing populations and restoring others to their natural habitats often improves the natural capture…

Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming – New Scientist

As a top predator, grey wolves can make an important contribution to carbon removal from the atmosphere Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures/Alamy Restoring the populations of a few important groups of animals could help capture huge amounts of carbon from the air…

Tornado outbreak expected in Deep South Friday

A tornado outbreak is possible in the Deep South on March 24, 2023. Residents should be alert for changing conditions and have a plan in advance of the storms.

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These eight charts show why climate change matters right now – CNBC

A girl sits on a cot as she crosses a flooded street at Sohbatpur in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province in Pakistan on October 4, 2022. Fida Hussain | Afp | Getty Images “The climate time bomb is ticking,” António…

Global warming driving more extreme droughts and floods, NASA satellites show – USA TODAY

Twenty years of NASA’s global satellite data show just how much the extent, duration and severity of extreme droughts and floods have risen alongside warming global temperatures, a new study reveals. The study looked at the timing of such events…