Thursday, May 14, 2026

Tag: climate change

Asia warms faster than rest of world, impacts continent

The report said that the warming trend between 1991–2024 was almost double that during the 1961–1990 period.

The world’s oceans face triple planetary crisis: Report

The EU-funded report draws on decades of historical and current observational data as well as satellite measurements to create a resource for policymakers, scientists and citizens to more fully understand the challenges facing the world’s oceans.

146 Land and Environmental Defenders killed or disappeared in 2024

The findings expose a persistent global crisis that has claimed 2,253 lives since 2012, and show that violence against those protecting land, forests, and communities continues with little sign of justice.

Trump EPA moves to end emissions reporting used by communities and...

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which since 2010 has gathered emissions data from about 8,000 large facilities, drawing sharp criticism from environmental groups, former EPA officials, and even some industry voices.

Scores of climate experts condemn Trump climate report as ‘junk science’

“It reads like a list of common climate skeptic tropes—long ago rebutted by the scientific community—being rehashed by a group of disgruntled scientists.” 

FEMA workers warn of another Katrina as cuts, climate censorship, and...

Nearly 200 FEMA employees signed the Katrina Declaration, warning Congress that Trump administration policies are eroding disaster readiness and risking a catastrophe on the scale of Hurricane Katrina.

US sees net tree cover gains throughout many counties, new analysis

Of the 3,119 U.S. counties, 1,836 counties experienced growth in tree cover between the years 2000 and 2020.

Murdoch-owned TalkRadio airs anti-climate attacks six times a day

Ofcom’s failure to deal with misinformation has allowed broadcasters “to spread climate lies with impunity,” campaigners said.

The hidden cost of AI: How energy-hungry algorithms are fueling the...

As AI adoption accelerates, its soaring energy demands and carbon footprint raise urgent concerns about sustainability, highlighting the need for greener technologies and policies to mitigate its environmental impact.

A new youth-led lawsuit is challenging Trump’s fossil fuel orders

In Lightiser v. Trump, 22 young people are using the protections of the Constitution to demand a livable future.

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Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins

The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).

Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...

A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.

The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war

The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.

The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization

Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.

Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...

What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?