As climate change raises temperatures and increases the impact of natural disasters around the world, some doctors are trying to find ways to tackle the distress impending environmental doom is wracking on people’s mental and physical health.
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Millennials and Gen Z want to stop a climate catastrophe. But first they have to get elected.
mack2happy/Christian Offenberg/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider The climate crisis affects young people most, but older generations are deciding the planet's future. Not all see the generational divide on climate as an impediment to progress. "I'm not young. I'm not old. I worked my fucking butt off," said Rep. Debbie Dingell, 68. When a group of young […]
‘There Swings a Skull’ Seeks Sacrifices to Stem Climate Catastrophe
The scorching sun burns above Anatoli and Pyotr, demanding people die to dull its relentless heat in the eerie There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings. Well, the sun itself isn’t doing the… The post ‘There Swings a Skull’ Seeks Sacrifices to Stem Climate Catastrophe appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
How a network in Salt Lake City is bringing experts together to address climate change issues in Utah
Kazi Awal/Insider Salt Lake City, Utah. DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images Salt Lake City, Utah, is facing climate-related challenges like droughts and worsening air quality. The Utah Climate Action Network is bringing people together to seek solutions to these problems. Efforts within the network include tracking water consumption and expanding electric vehicle usage. This article […]
As the Planet Warms, Canada Faces an Influx of Climate Refugees
Advocates want the government to allow more climate-related immigration and to consider those migrants “protected persons.” https://media.wired.com/photos/631b8c2bf2203b5586fabee7/master/pass/ClimateDesk_Science_GettyImages-1034062854.jpg
Examining the game industry’s hidden impacts on climate change
Enlarge / Water water everywhere, and all the [circuit] boards did shrink… (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Amid the stress of living on a warming planet, playing video games is an escape for billions. Whether you’re inhaling mystical doodads in Kirby and the Forgotten Land or cruising through Guanajuato in Forza Horizon 5, games […]
‘Clean cooking’ can help protect forests and also combat climate change by reducing pressure on woodlands and cutting air pollution
A person cooks over campfire in Bhutan. About 2.4 billion people in the developing world lack access to "clean cooking." Universal Images Group via Getty Images Some 2.4 billion people cook on wood and charcoal fire pits or kerosene stoves. This accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions and harms forests and public health. […]
‘Do me a favour’ Piers Morgan rips into luvvie Hollywood stars preaching about climate
“My problem with that is we know how these stars get to BAFTA and the Oscars. “They fly on private jets, they have limos that pick them up, they have helicopters. “in other words their own lifestyle choices bear no relation to any of the supposed virtue that they want to signal that by eating […]
David Attenborough reveals ‘huge shift’ in climate change ‘restoring Earth’s balance’
The carbon cycle is the key process by which carbon is exhaled among the atmosphere of Earth and is vital to sustaining life along with the nitrogen and water cycle, too. Human activities over the past two centuries have significantly increased the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, mainly in the form of carbon dioxide, both […]
A bold new plan to tackle climate change ignores economic orthodoxy
The Green New Deal touted by Democrats largely dispenses with cost-benefit analysis
