Climate Change

September 22, 2020

Over 7 million acres of the Pantanal has gone up in smoke — roughly 50% more than all of the land that has burned so far along the entire US West Coast.

Top of The World

#UNGA75 goes virtual with big challenges; China expands Tibet labor program; Australian whales get beached

The World

September 22, 2020

Annual addresses by world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly kick off Tuesday, China has significantly expanded its mass labor program in the Tibet region, and almost 100 whales have died off the coast of Tasmania.

Natural disasters

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so intense it ran out of storm names just before two more systems formed

The Conversation

September 19, 2020

This has only happened twice since naming conventions began in 1950, and there's also an unusual twist with the location of where many storms are forming this year.

Amid wildfires, US farmworkers labor with few protections

The World

September 18, 2020

Notoriously weak labor regulations have kept farmworkers, many of them immigrants, breathing smoke from nearby wildfires as they work all along the West Coast. Many are afraid to speak up.

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Israel, UAE, Bahrain to sign historic agreement; US presidential candidates spar over climate; federal court rules against TPS

The World

September 15, 2020

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are set to sign agreements toward normalizing relations with Israel. On Monday, during a visit to fire-ravaged northern California, Trump again spurned scientific consensus about the role played by climate change in the unprecedented infernos scorching the West. And a federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for around 300,000 immigrants.

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Young US Latinos are at the forefront of a climate revolution

The World

September 09, 2020

More than half of Generation Z believes climate change is tied to human activity, and one in four Gen Zers is Latino. These trends set up young Latinos to be a key demographic leading the charge on climate activism — politically and at home.

Climate Change

Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians' climate change denial

The Conversation

September 09, 2020

Few white evangelicals in the US say they believe in human-made climate change. This strand of science denial seems to have as much to do with conservative politics as the Bible's teachings.

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Kremlin denies Navalny was poisoned; Pompeo announces sanctions on ICC officials; Typhoon Maysak hits Korean peninsula

The World

September 03, 2020

Russia has rejected the German government’s statement that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by Moscow, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced aggressive sanctions against top International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, and torrential rain and heavy winds hit much of the Korean peninsula.

The Big Fix

California and Australia look to Indigenous land management for fire help

The World

September 01, 2020

As fires rage across the state of California, many are wondering how management could improve to reduce the risk in the future. Traditional fire management is being increasingly embraced in Australia, which could help inspire California.

Natural disasters

Typhoon Bavi strikes North Korea amid pandemic lockdown

The World

August 27, 2020

Pyongyang has closed its borders, preventing aid groups from entering the country. Now, the regime’s ability to effectively respond to the disaster could be curtailed due to the absence of such organizations.

Climate Change

Brazil’s wetlands ravaged by out-of-control wildfires

#UNGA75 goes virtual with big challenges; China expands Tibet labor program; Australian whales get beached

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so intense it ran out of storm names just before two more systems formed

Amid wildfires, US farmworkers labor with few protections

Israel, UAE, Bahrain to sign historic agreement; US presidential candidates spar over climate; federal court rules against TPS

Young US Latinos are at the forefront of a climate revolution

Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians' climate change denial

Kremlin denies Navalny was poisoned; Pompeo announces sanctions on ICC officials; Typhoon Maysak hits Korean peninsula

California and Australia look to Indigenous land management for fire help

Typhoon Bavi strikes North Korea amid pandemic lockdown

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