How can ancient cultures help us survive the coming climate crisis?
By Brittany Ward Paleoclimatologists are digging into the connections between the collapse of Mayan Civilization and extreme droughts. Over 1,000 years ago, droughts plagued the Yucatan peninsula. The Yucatan was home to the Classic Lowland Maya Civilization, of...
Open Letter: Why must New Zealand act now to halt climate change?
Earlier this week, one hundred and fifty academics and experts across various disciplines signed an open letter to the New Zealand government calling for greater and more immediate action on climate change. If we do not act, we face impending catastrophic...
Climate catastrophe: What is happening to life on Earth? 🔊
With bird colony collapses and crop failures occurring more frequently, what is happening to life on Earth, and how can we address the changes for long-term sustainability? Maria Armoudian speaks with Josh Tewksbury, Curtis Deutsch, and Steven R. Beissinger. Josh...
Is climate change the cause of rising world hunger?
By Jessica Eise & Kenneth Foster World hunger has risen for three straight years, and climate change is a cause. World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ annual food security report. The total number of people who face...
Q+A: How do we know the earth is warming?
All scientific indications suggest that the Earth is fast reaching a tipping point, a point of irreversible damage to life on the planet. Already animals and plants are becoming extinct at never before seen rates, some at 1,000 times more than before, and oceans are...
Taxing carbon may sound like a good idea but does it work?
By Paul Griffin Paul Griffin explores whether taxing carbon would work as a policy to combat fossil fuel emissions. Exxon Mobil is backing a proposal to tax oil, gas and coal companies for the carbon they emit and redistribute the money raised that way to all...
Climate change: Do we need to start moving people away from coastal areas?
By Luciana Esteves Luciana Esteves warns of the dangers of living near the coast and suggests it is time we moved people away from some areas. We are all too familiar with images of flooding in low lying areas after heavy rainfall or houses destroyed by coastal...
The world’s appetite for meat is growing. How will we satisfy it?
By Devang Mehta In the near future, “meat” could mean a lot more than it does now. In the future, analysts agree that people will be producing—and eating—a lot more meat. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has found that the consumption of meat...
Q+A: Toxic waters: How bad is pollution in our oceans?
The ocean is awash with plastic. Giant patches of discarded plastic items, bottles, bags are forming in oceans like the Pacific. Plastic pieces are killing off wildlife that swallow or get choked by them. What can be done about the mounds of plastic that is killing...Subscribe by Email
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