The biggest climate summit of the year is about to begin and speculations of what is to happen have already started. While some say that this is the planet’s last best shot for climate action, some fear the COP26 will be less ambitious than hoped.
The snow atop Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro is a natural wonder and has been an inspiration for many literary and cinematic creations over the years. However, Mount Kilimanjaro can lose its glaciers within the next 20 years, as a report has revealed. The report warned that
The world is facing a climate emergency, which has threatened millions of people and billions of animal species across the globe. Experts and countless studies have time and again warned humankind against the effects of changing climatic conditions. A recent study has estimated that 85
The warming of the planet has resulted in historic droughts and deadly sea level rises. According to scientists, this rise in sea levels will go on for decades to come, even if global warming is halted right this second. However, a Climate Central study has
Every citizen on this planet has the right to live but that very right is taken over when we have no choice but to live in an unhealthy environment. With regards to this problem, the United Nations acknowledged a new fundamental right. Recently, the UN
Wildfires are a common and annual occurrence in California’s landscape, however, a severe drought paired with extreme temperatures, have sustained several major fires during California wildfire season 2021. As of 14 September, over 7,000 wildfires have been recorded, burning over 900,000 hectares across California. Moreover,
With the rapidly changing climate, it has become absolutely necessary to protect biodiversity by all means. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress has called for protecting 30 percent of the earth – land and sea – and 80 percent
In recent times, as the climate crisis intensifies, violence against those protecting their land and the planet has also increased. The international human rights organization Global Witness has released a report stating that murders of environmentalists and land defenders has hit record high in global
Movement in tectonic plates is of historical significance, especially since the super continent Pangaea broke into the seven continents and five oceans because of the very same reason. According to the researchers, these tectonic plates are still shifting, which means that our planet is also
SpaceX is constructing an enormous mega constellation of internet satellites and researchers are pondering over its environmental impacts. Evidently, with the growing number of orbital launches from companies like Blue Origin, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, NASA and including China’s space program, the cadence of space launches