Tag: freshwater
Melting glaciers threaten food and water supply for 2 billion people
Rapid glacier melt threatens global water security, agriculture, and climate stability, putting billions at risk, warns the United Nations.
Global freshwater demand will exceed supply 40% by 2030, experts warn
“The scientific evidence is that we have a water crisis. We are misusing water, polluting water, and changing the whole global hydrological cycle, through what we are doing to the climate. It’s a triple crisis.”
Humanity’s challenge of the century: Conserving Earth’s freshwater systems
The challenge from here on is to avoid water wars while preemptively, cooperatively and aggressively addressing a growing global population’s water security. It can be done, but we must do it now.
Our freshwater emergency is worse than you think
Blue states can take the lead on protecting water where it counts most: at the source. They can articulate an urgently needed national water vision.
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Senator tackled and cuffed at DHS press event in LA as Trump-era immigration crackdown...
Sen. Alex Padilla was violently removed and handcuffed while attempting to question DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, drawing widespread condemnation and fueling fears of growing authoritarianism.
New study confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU ‘safe’ exposure levels in lab animals
Even at the EU’s Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), the study shows that glyphosate and its formulations have carcinogenic potential.
Factory farms and the next pandemic: How industrial animal agriculture fuels global health threats
Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.
Rethinking climate action: A new guideline for planetary health
A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.
American Spring? How nonviolent protest in the US is accelerating
We do know that protests against ICE raids have been intensifying around the country for months, alongside protests opposing perceived power-grabs by the Trump administration.