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Study: Extreme weather causes huge losses in 2020
BBC discusses Climate change: Extreme weather causes huge losses in 2020.
The world continued to pay a very high price for extreme weather in 2020, according to a report from the charity Christian Aid.
Against a backdrop of climate change, its study lists 10 events that saw thousands of lives lost […]
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Covid-19 and Climate Change Will Remain Inextricably Linked, Thanks to the Parallels (and the Denial)
Inside Climate News discusses Covid-19 and Climate Change Will Remain Inextricably Linked, Thanks to the Parallels (and the Denial). Covid-19 has been described as climate change in fast motion. Climate activists hoped it would underscore the threat. But for some, it may have done the opposite.
Whether or not people accept the […]
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Billion-Dollar Disasters: The Costs, in Lives and Dollars, Have Never Been So High
Inside Climate News discusses Billion-Dollar Disasters: The Costs, in Lives and Dollars, Have Never Been So High. Fueled by climate change, extreme weather set records this year, causing close to $50 billion and the loss of at least 188 lives by early October.
Extreme weather will surely have its own chapter in […]
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Doctors warn of climate impacts on medications
E&E News discusses Doctors warn of climate impacts on medications.
As a heat wave blanketed Boston last summer, an elderly woman called 911 saying her husband was disoriented. Found in a high rise with no air conditioning, the man was diagnosed with heat stroke soon after paramedics brought him into the […]
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ANALYSIS-Hungry for change: Faulty food systems laid bare by COVID-19 and climate crises
Thomson Reuters Foundation discusses Hungry for change: Faulty food systems laid bare by COVID-19 and climate crises. The pandemic has made it harder for farmers – already grappling with climate extremes – to sell their harvests, while rising poverty pushes more city residents to use food banks.
From wildfires in California […]
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Report: In Madagascar’s hungry south, drought pushes more than 1 million to brink of famine
Mongabay discusses In Madagascar’s hungry south, drought pushes more than 1 million to brink of famine.
In Madagascar’s deep south, 1.35 million people, including 100,000 children, could fall victim to malnutrition this year, as the worst drought in a decade grips the region.
This remote region has witnessed 16 famines since 1896, […]
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PFAS CHEMICALS ARE TURNING UP IN TAP WATER ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Ensia discusses PFAS CHEMICALS ARE TURNING UP IN TAP WATER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HOW DO WE GET THEM OUT? Removing “forever” chemicals from drinking water is not an easy task.
This piece was expanded and updated from an original report in the Dayton [Ohio] Daily News published in June 2020. This story […]
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Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies
The Guardian discusses Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies. Health impact is unknown but scientists say particles may cause long-term damage to foetuses.
Microplastic particles have been revealed in the placentas of unborn babies for the first time, which the researchers said was “a matter of great […]
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Report: Coal Mining Uptick – 2 articles
Mongabay discusses Being realistic about coal mine rehabilitation in Indonesia: An ecological perspective.
Once covered in vast tropical forests, East Kalimantan, in the Indonesian half of Borneo Island, is today the most intensively mined province in Indonesia.
Surface mining for coal has left behind vast expanses of barren land across the province.
Under […]
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