The UN called for a “War on Plastic” and Kenya just went nuclearIn February 2017, the UN Environment Program called for a “war on ocean plastic” — a crackdown on things like...
Is Harvey the Latest Freakish Weather Event Linked to Climate Change?Houston is America’s fourth largest city. It is currently being inundated with historic rainfall, stranding many thousands of people and...
This is How a Mudslide Can Kill So Many People in Sierra LeoneRainy season is currently upon Sierra Leone but this year the rains brought more than the country can handle. Heavy...
In Somalia, there is a dangerous nexus between climate change and violent conflictSomalia is ground zero for an emerging trend in global affairs– the nexus between climate change and conflict. Journalist Laura...
Map of the Day: Where it Will Be Too Hot To Live By 2100Today’s map comes from scientists at MIT, who found that significant portions of Southeast Asia, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh...
Solar is booming in India, but the country’s solar panel industry could be facing a dimmer futureSolar is booming in India, but the country’s solar panel industry could be facing a dimmer future. At the end of...
Map of the Day: The Most Dangerous Countries For Environmental ActivistsThe UK-based non-profit Global Witness put out their annual tally of those murdered protecting land, water and wildlife in their communities, and...
Why the Larsen C Ice Shelf Break is Such a Big DealSomething is very wrong on our planet’s poles. Temperatures soared in the Arctic over the weekend as the storm system...
The G20 is going to be…awkwardThe G20 is going to be all about the Paris Agreement. And that will make for some potentially very isolating...
