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January 30, 2021 | Iman Ghosh | Original Article: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/global-temperature-graph-1851-2020/ Global Temperature Graph (1851-2020) Since 1880, the Earth’s average surface temperature has risen by 0.07°C (0.13°F) every decade. That number alone may seem negligible, but over time, it adds up. In addition, the rate of temperature change has grown significantly more dramatic over time—more than […]

Climate change will drive rise in ‘record-shattering’ heat extremes Ayesha Tandon | 26 July 2021 | Original Article: https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-will-drive-rise-in-record-shattering-climate-extremes “Record-shattering” extremes – which break weather records by large margins – will become more likely as a result of climate change, a new study finds. The paper, published in Nature Climate Change, finds that the northern

This Data Review presents published estimates of the global death toll from air pollution and provides the context that makes them understandable. November 25, 2021 | Max Roser | Original Article: https://ourworldindata.org/data-review-air-pollution-deaths Summary The purpose of this Data Review is to present the estimates of the global death toll from air pollution published in major

8 Nov 2021 | Sandra Laville | Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/08/about-26000-tonnes-of-plastic-covid-waste-pollutes-worlds-oceans-study Increased demand for PPE has put pressure on an already out-of-control global problem, report finds Plastic waste from the Covid-19 pandemic weighing 25,900 tonnes, equivalent to more than 2,000 double-decker buses, has leaked into the ocean, research has revealed. The mismanaged plastic waste, consisting of

Original Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58874831 | Helen Briggs GETTY IMAGES There are no simple solutions to complex problems like climate change. But there have been times in the past when the world has come together to try to fix an environmental crisis. How did we deal with acid rain, for example, or the hole in the ozone

20 Sep 2021 | Leo Roberts, Christine Shearer | Original Article: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/09/guest-post-how-world-s-coal-power-pipeline-has-shrunk-by-three-quarters/ Unabated coal power generation must be quickly phased out in order to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. An important first step is ensuring that no new coal-fired power stations are built, say UN secretary António Guterres and COP26 president designate

AYESHA TANDON |Original Article: | https://www.carbonbrief.org/todays-youth-will-face-unmatched-climate-extremes-compared-to-older-generations People born in 2020 will have to face between two and seven times more extreme climate-related events over their lifetimes than people born in 1960, according to estimates from a new study. The paper, published in Science, analyses six extreme event categories – including crop failures, droughts and heatwaves.

Damian Carrington | Sep 8th 2021 | Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/08/climate-crisis-fossil-fuels-ground Analysis shows future is bleak for fossil fuel industry with trillions of dollars of assets at stake The vast majority of fossil fuel reserves owned today by countries and companies must remain in the ground if the climate crisis is to be ended, an analysis

01 Aug 2021 | Douglas Broom | Original Article: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/water-global-disasters-climate-change/ Weather, climate and water-related hazards account for at least half of all global disasters over the past 50 years, according to new data. The global bill for storm damage in the past half-century comes to $521 billion. Scientists say climate change is accelerating extreme weather

Original Article: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/tackling-methane-levels-is-the-quickest-way-to-slow-climate-change-say-scientists/ | 25 Aug 2021 | Johnny Wood Methane poses more than 80 times the global warming threat of CO2 over a 20-year period. But methane emissions remain in the atmosphere for a relatively short time before degrading. Cutting methane levels will be felt more quickly than reducing CO2, say climate scientists, helping