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Music

A 'Pang!' of emotion, Gruff Rhys drops new album

The World

September 20, 2019

Gruff Rhys is known for Britain's indie rock band, Super Furry Animals. The Welsh musician's released a new solo album,"Pang!", earlier this month.

Books

A new book explores 'Underland,' the deep, dark areas below the Earth

Living on Earth

September 20, 2019

For nearly a decade, author Robert Macfarlane has been venturing into ice caves, exploring underwater rivers and crawling through catacombs. His latest book, "Underland: A Deep Time Journey," documents these travels and explores the human relationship with the "deep time" of down below.

UN climate summit asks for 'specific actions' to hit Paris targets

The World

September 19, 2019

Secretary-General António Guterres has asked countries to come to the UN summit with specific plans for how they intend to cut carbon emissions in line with the most recent science, which says global greenhouse gas emissions must fall 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Climate Change

With an Indigenous perspective, Anchorage seeks to adapt to climate change even if Alaska doesn’t

Covering Climate Now

September 19, 2019

Alaska is experiencing climate change faster than other parts of the planet. With state leadership waning, Anchorage is taking on the climate fight.

Are the Amazon fires a crime against humanity?

The Conversation

September 19, 2019

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest can have global ramifications and some are arguing that those responsible should be prosecuted.

Climate Change

Top US leadership is 'missing ingredient' in climate change action

The World

September 18, 2019

US President Donald Trump announced a planned withdrawal from the Paris climate accords two years ago, but states and local governments haven't all followed suit. What impact has US policy whiplash had on the climate two years later?

Environment

Amazon fires push the forest closer to a dangerous tipping point

Living on Earth

September 17, 2019

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon is on the rise since the election of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has backed farmers and corporations bent on turning old growth forest into soy fields and cattle ranches.

Climate Change

Why 2020 is a key year for climate action

The World

September 17, 2019

The UN climate report found that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) this century is still technically possible. But to keep that possibility alive, the world would have to cut its global greenhouse gas emissions by a whopping 45% from 2010 levels by 2030.

Climate Change

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg takes protest to climate-change denier Trump

Reuters

September 13, 2019

A demonstration across the street from the White House Friday marked the first high-profile event of Greta Thunberg's six-day visit to Washington, intended to pressure the Trump administration ahead of a United Nations Climate Summit.

Conflict

Don't ignore serious nonmilitary threats to US national security

The Conversation

September 11, 2019

If the United States is to remain a leading world power into the future, it must be economically productive and competitive on the world stage in ways that go beyond military firepower.

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