Tag: glaciers
World’s glaciers at serious risk from climate crisis
“Significant loss of glaciers means that we are not only witnessing a change in landscape or a loss of natural resources, it means that we are actively complicit in robbing the future from our children.”
Our vanishing world: Glaciers
Something is causing the worlds glaciers and mountain ice fields to melt. And, despite your first thought, it is not the ongoing...
‘Thinned by extraordinary amounts:’ Glaciers in Antarctica melting at accelerating rates
Glaciers in Antarctica are melting at an alarming rate.
According to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letter,...
Nations to sign groundbreaking Arctic Ocean fishing ban
Signatories include the U.S., Canada, Denmark (for Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Norway, Russia, China, Iceland, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the European Union.
‘Nowhere is immune:’ Researchers find record levels of microplastics in Arctic...
"It suggests that microplastics are now ubiquitous within the surface waters of the world's ocean."
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Will Harris lose the election over Gaza?
A deeper dive into the polls does indeed show that Harris's inability to take a stand against Israeli violence can indeed lead to a Trump victory.
California passes first US clothing recycling law: A bold step toward sustainability in fashion
The aim is to combat the growing environmental crisis posed by the fast fashion industry and textile waste, which has increasingly burdened the state’s landfills and ecosystem.
Trump’s tax plan: More wealth for the rich, less for working Americans, analysis finds
New report reveals the potential impacts of corporate tax cuts on income inequality, with wealthy Americans benefiting while the bottom half suffers.
Tensions escalate as Biden considers Israeli strike on Iran’s oil infrastructure
The announcement has sparked alarm across the globe, with concerns about soaring oil prices, increased instability in the region, and domestic political ramifications in the United States.
New reusable cup pilot project to reduce waste footprint launches in Petaluma, Calif.
The initiative, whose slogan is "sip, return, repeat," is part of California's fight to phase out single-use plastics.