A “hot blob” in Northern Pacific caused a mass die-off of sea birds
Between the summer of 2015 and spring of 2016, an estimate of one million seabirds called murres died. The reason
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Climate Overheating
Lack of urgency characterizes climate change conference
“Utterly inadequate,” are the words chosen by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to describe present efforts to reach emission
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The power of language in fighting the climate crisis
This is the second part of a series emphasizing the impact of language in the fight against the climate crisis
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2019 – a year characterized by climate emergency
The Oxford English Dictionary has just awarded its word of the year: climate emergency. The rise of this term has
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Germany third most climate change affected country in 2018
Germanwatch, together with the NewClimate Institute and Climate Network International, published their 15th Climate Risk Index 2020 (CRI). They are
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Importance of peat bogs as CO2 storage
A study from Chazdon and Brancalion in 2019 revealed that newly planted trees could absorb most of the human made
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EU Parliament declares climate emergency
On the 28th of November, the European Parliament officially declared the climate emergency in Europe. With 429 votes for and
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Oil companies under pressure
To keep the world’s average temperature below two degrees, the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016. To achieve this goal,
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The climate crisis is the biggest threat humanity has ever faced. Still, politicians around the world fail to take necessary
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Swiss Pizol Glacier now buried and gone
The famous Swiss Pizol Glacier melted completely and officially to death. Last month there was a funeral march, hundreds of
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Time to retreat from the coastline?
Recently, a new research paper was published in the journal Science, elaborating on whether we’ve come to the point where
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Not only the Amazon is burning
The wildfires in the Amazon are a ‘hot’ topic on the news and social media. After the fires were almost
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The first glacier funeral
Iceland’s first glacier fell victim to climate overheating. Activists and scientists gathered on Sunday to say goodbye to the nation’s
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Species can’t acclimatise to climate change fast enough
Recently a new meta-study was published where they looked into common species and how they are coping with the heat.
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No agreement on the 2050 EU Carbon Neutrality Deadline
On 20th on June, European Union Leaders came together in the Brussels EU Summit to reach an agreement on setting
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How Greenland already lost 2 billion tons of ice in one day
In the last several decades, Greenland has lost a substantial ice mass to the ocean. According to recent announcements, in
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Rapid loss of World Heritage glaciers
There are 46 natural World Heritage sites in which we can find glaciers at this moment. They include some of
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United Nations: 1 Million species at risk
The United Nations have drafted a report on the human impact on natural resources and species risk of extinction. On
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Forest fire in Germany and its aftermath
A recent visit to Northern Germany by the Western Colorado University and European Wilderness Society hosted by Eberswalde University for
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‘You are stealing your children’s future’
Greta Thunberg is a 15 year old that became a symbol for youth activism for skipping school to protest about
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