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Another reason climate change needs to be tackled now: “The researchers warn that, “in a worst case scenario,” these and possibly other pathogens could be released as the climate crisis melts glaciers around the world. Ancient Viruses Trapped in Glaciers for Thousands of Years Could Be Released By Climate Crisis: Study | Common Dreams News …
Almost a third of world’s tree species face extinction: Report | Climate Change News | Al Jazeera Conservation group says the number of threatened tree species is double the number of threatened mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles combined. General view of a tract of the Amazon jungle which burns as it is cleared by loggers …
‘Code Red for Humanity’: IPCC Report Warns Window for Climate Action Is Closing Fast Firefighters try to put out a fire as flames spread over a highway on August 5, 2021 in northern Athens, Greece. (Photo: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) “The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel …
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“Today, the global fossil fuel industry is subsidized to the tune of more than $5 trillion a year.” Common Dreams: Why Are We Fueling Our Own Extinction? “Extinction Rebellion London” by Alexander Savin is licensed with CC BY 2.0. ‘While the rest of us understand supply and demand theory, our politicians, slick from all that oil …
COMMON DREAMS: Leaked IPCC Draft Climate Report ‘Reads Like a 4,000-Page Indictment’ of Humanity’s Failure In an aerial view, trees burned by a recent wildfire line the steep banks of Lake Oroville on June 1, 2021 in Oroville, California. As severe drought takes hold in California, firefighters are on high alert with risk of wildfire …
“What we’re seeing with climate change increasingly — year after year after year — is that there is not enough water to go around. This crisis should not come as a surprise to anyone,” he said. “We have over-drafted our account, essentially, and now we have to deal with the consequences.” Epic drought means water …
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