The vast wildfires now ravaging the world’s northernmost regions herald rising danger for all humanity, no matter where we live. To people worldwide desperately trying to rebuild their lives and homes following devastation by hurricane, flood, drought and sea-surge, what happens in the remote Arctic may seem of small importance. But it has the capacity … Continue reading Is Arctic methane stoking the climate crisis?
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The Earth is sick – and getting sicker.
Planet Earth is sick - and getting sicker, according to a new Planetary Health Check. The report, by Germany’s Potsdam Institute, finds that humans – like a drunken driver heedlessly running a red traffic light – have smashed through the safe boundaries of the planet and its ability to sustain life in seven out of … Continue reading The Earth is sick – and getting sicker.
Time to outlaw deadly biotech experiments
In a momentous development, the US Government has suspended funding from the biotech company increasingly linked to the origins of the Covid pandemic that slew seven million people. The decision by the Biden Administration to blacklist the EcoHealth Alliance is a major step towards sheeting home the responsibility for a biotechnology experiment that appears to … Continue reading Time to outlaw deadly biotech experiments
Climate chaos: fire and ice.
The hottest January ever recorded in human history has passed, with barely a nod from governments worldwide and international media. For a full year, the Earth has now exceeded the +1.5 degrees danger level set by the Paris Agreement in 2015. And 2024 may be hotter still, US scientists are warning. Wildfires rage unchecked over … Continue reading Climate chaos: fire and ice.
Surviving C21 