Where does Australia sit on a global policy scale? – Australian politics live podcast
26 MINS AGO - How does Australia rank on a global scale for its policies on education, employment, immigration Expand
26 MINS AGO - How does Australia rank on a global scale for its policies on education, employment, immigration and climate change? Katharine Murphy talks to Andrew Wear, a Victorian public servant and author who is looking to foreign countries for inspiration on policy. Wear discusses how Australia is a global leader in immigration, but risks falling behind in other areas. Continue reading... Collapse
Extinction Rebellion’s right to protest must be respected | Letters
2 HRS AGO - MPs and campaigners condemn the ban of Extinction Rebellion across London, while Keith Flett Expand
2 HRS AGO - MPs and campaigners condemn the ban of Extinction Rebellion across London, while Keith Flett writes that historically protest has always included disruptive elements. Plus letters from Marilyn Mason, Richard Terry, Declan O’Neill, Jackie Ambrose and Peter B BakerThe history of protest has many instances when a tactic or strategy didn’t work, was ill-conceived or counterproductive. The Extinction Rebellion protest that briefly halted trains in east London might fall somewhere in that area (Extinction Rebellion risks throwing away goodwill, Journal, 18 October). That doesn’t mean that protest on the climate emergency is not required and has some urgency.It also means that the right to protest needs to be protected and defended, in this case from the Metropolitan police. Continue reading... Collapse
Extinction Rebellion at a crossroads – Climate Weekly
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India: Promoting livelihoods through nature-based disaster risk reduction in India
5 HRS AGO - Source: UN Environment Programme
Country: India
Every year on 13 October, the world marks the Expand
5 HRS AGO - Source: UN Environment Programme
Country: India
Every year on 13 October, the world marks the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The UN Environment Programme is working with various UN agencies, governments, non-governmental organizations and specialized institutes to significantly reduce the risk of disaster in order build safer and more resilient communities.
For two consecutive years, the south Indian State of Kerala has experienced heavy flooding which has affected one sixth of its population—about 5.6 million people. The disaster also dealt a significant financial blow as it washed away nearly 2.6 per cent of the state’s gross domestic product.
Nearly 14.8 per cent of the state is prone to flooding and this figure is as high as 50 per cent for certain districts. Landslides are also a major hazard, and more than half of the state’s land area is moderately to severely susceptible to drought.
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Angry Dutch Farmers Swarm The Hague Third Time To Protest Green Rules
6 HRS AGO - Thousands of tractors rumbled into The Hague on Wednesday as farmers protested a clampdown on Expand
6 HRS AGO - Thousands of tractors rumbled into The Hague on Wednesday as farmers protested a clampdown on nitrogen emissions that could wreak havoc on their businesses. “Over the past 20 years, the agricultural sector has moved back and forth along with the rules imposed by politicians,” said Eddy van Wezel, a farmer from Huijbergen, a village close […] Collapse
Canada’s climate change election – cheat sheet
6 HRS AGO - Scandal-hit Justin Trudeau has put climate action at the centre of his re-election pitch. What are Expand
6 HRS AGO - Scandal-hit Justin Trudeau has put climate action at the centre of his re-election pitch. What are his Liberals, and their opponents, promising?
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Hunters in the Congo are supplementing food supply with illegal bush meat
8 HRS AGO - Research shows around 6 million tonnes of bushmeat are sourced annually from the Congo Basin, Expand
8 HRS AGO - Research shows around 6 million tonnes of bushmeat are sourced annually from the Congo Basin, whose forest spans across six countries and is second in size only to the Amazon. Collapse
This Hungarian man quit his job to clean up his favourite river
10 HRS AGO - In three months, Bence Pardy has filled more than 450 sacks with old plastic he has collected by Expand
10 HRS AGO - In three months, Bence Pardy has filled more than 450 sacks with old plastic he has collected by hand. Collapse
Why we're rethinking the images we use for our climate journalism
12 HRS AGO - Guardian picture editor Fiona Shields explains why we are going to be using fewer polar bears and Expand
12 HRS AGO - Guardian picture editor Fiona Shields explains why we are going to be using fewer polar bears and more people to illustrate our coverage of the climate emergency Support Guardian journalism today, by making a one-off or recurring contribution, or subscribingAt the Guardian we want to ensure that the images we publish accurately and appropriately convey the climate crisis that we face. Following discussions among editors about how we could change the language we use in our coverage of environmental issues, our attention then turned to images. We have been working across the organisation to better understand how we aim to visually communicate the impact the climate emergency is having across the world.Our goal is to provide guidelines for anyone working with images at the Guardian. We are also asking the agencies and photographers we work with to provide images that are appropriate to the changing narrative. Related: 'Relentless' farmers continue to battle the big dry Continue Collapse
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North Koreans Fight Over Their Excrement To Meet Human Fertilizer Quota
1 HR AGO - North Korean laborers have started fighting over and stealing each other’s excrement in an attempt Expand
1 HR AGO - North Korean laborers have started fighting over and stealing each other’s excrement in an attempt to meet an impossible quota collection in time to prepare fertilizer for next year’s farming season, a report revealed this week. Radio Free Asia (RFA), a U.S.-funded non-profit that exposes the grim reality of life in many parts of Asia, […] Collapse
Mali: Displaced by the Desert: An expanding Sahara leaves Broken Families and Violence in its Wake
3 HRS AGO - Source: Inter Press Service
Country: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
By Issa Sikiti da Expand
3 HRS AGO - Source: Inter Press Service
Country: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
By Issa Sikiti da Silva
BAMAKO, Mali/COTONOU, Benin , Oct 18 2019 (IPS) - Abdoulaye Maiga proudly displays an album showing photos of him and his family during happier times when they all lived together in their home in northern Mali. Today, these memories seem distant and painful.
“We lived happily as a big family before the war and ate and drank as much as we could by growing crops and raising livestock,” he tells IPS.
“Then the war broke out and our lives changed forever, pushing us southwards, finally settling in the region of Mopti. Then we went back home in 2013 when the situation stabilised,” Abdoulaye explains.
In 2012, various groups of Tuareg rebels grouped together to form and administer a new northern state called Azawad. The civil strife that resulted drove many from their homes, with communities often fleeing with their livestock, only to compete for scarce natural resources in vulnerable host Collapse
Physicist: CO2 Retains Heat For Only 0.0001 Seconds, Warming ‘Not Possible’
4 HRS AGO - Mainstream climate science claims CO2 molecules “slow down the rate of heat loss from the surface” Expand
4 HRS AGO - Mainstream climate science claims CO2 molecules “slow down the rate of heat loss from the surface” as a blanket does. And yet the rate at which a CO2 molecule retains or slows down heat loss is, at most, a negligible 0.0001 of a second. A CO2 concentration of 300 ppm versus 400 ppm will, therefore, […] Collapse
Emerging cracks in the Pine Island Glacier
6 HRS AGO - The Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites have revealed new cracks, or rifts, in the Expand
6 HRS AGO - The Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites have revealed new cracks, or rifts, in the Pine Island Glacier – one of the primary ice arteries in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The two large rifts were first spotted in early 2019 and have each rapidly grown to approximately 20 km in length. Collapse
California: July earthquake caused fault to move for first time on record
6 HRS AGO - Ruptures in Ridgecrest sequence ended a few miles from the Garlock fault, which is slowly Expand
6 HRS AGO - Ruptures in Ridgecrest sequence ended a few miles from the Garlock fault, which is slowly creeping, says studyThe large earthquake that hit southern California over the summer has increased strain on a major nearby fault, causing it to move for the first time on record, researchers said on Thursday.Ruptures in the Ridgecrest earthquake sequence in July ended a few miles from the Garlock fault, which runs east-west for 185 miles (300km) from the San Andreas fault to Death valley. That fault has been relatively quiet for 500 years, but now has begun slowly creeping, according to a new study released in the journal Science. Related: Thirty years after devastating quake, is San Francisco ready for the next? Continue reading... Collapse
Nakiska Planning Its Earliest Opening Weekend Ever
7 HRS AGO - (h/t David) Winter is coming, and at Nakiska Ski Resort, it’s coming early this year. Matt Expand
7 HRS AGO - (h/t David) Winter is coming, and at Nakiska Ski Resort, it’s coming early this year. Matt Mosteller, a spokesman for Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, said two early-season snowstorms gave the hill a good dose of snow this month, setting the stage for an early opening. “To have the type of storms we’ve had this […] Collapse
Victor the eagle is on a mission to raise awareness of climate change
8 HRS AGO - For the first time, the impact of global warming is being seen from the perspective of an eagle. Expand
8 HRS AGO - For the first time, the impact of global warming is being seen from the perspective of an eagle. Victor has been filming scenery in the Alps to raise awareness of climate change in the mountains. Collapse
Korean Peninsula
11 HRS AGO - Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-3 takes us over the Korean Peninsula
The Sundarbans crab farmers battling climate crisis – and pirates
13 HRS AGO - With rising seas swallowing Bangladesh’s land and kidnappings a regular hazard, families scraping Expand
13 HRS AGO - With rising seas swallowing Bangladesh’s land and kidnappings a regular hazard, families scraping a living farming crab and shrimp in one of the world’s largest mangrove forests are fighting to survive “The river is so hungry,” says Peramin Ishak, as he gestures to a missing arc of land from the muddy embankment. “It just keeps eating the land.”From his village of Datina Khali, which rests on the edge of the Bangladeshi Sundarbans, Ishak has watched the river swallow up a three hectare (seven acre) chunk of land in the past decade. Continue reading... Collapse
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Future Climate Hysteria: Within 20 Years, You’ll Eat Insect Pizza Willingly
1 HR AGO - As disgraced movie and culture critic Sonny Bunch has noted, environmentalists make good movie Expand
1 HR AGO - As disgraced movie and culture critic Sonny Bunch has noted, environmentalists make good movie villains because they want to make your life worse. Climate cultists hate humanity and feel guilty for being part of it, so they want you to stop living your daily life in 2019. They think feel human progress is a mistake. […] Collapse
Energy watchdog accused of stalling action to tackle climate crisis
4 HRS AGO - Scottish Power boss says UK regulator needs reform after refusing investment for electric vehicle Expand
4 HRS AGO - Scottish Power boss says UK regulator needs reform after refusing investment for electric vehicle chargingThe energy regulator has been accused by Scottish Power of hindering the UK’s electric vehicle rollout due to its “colossal disconnect” with Britain’s climate policies.Keith Anderson, chief executive of the “big six” energy company, said businesses in the sector could do more to help the UK become a carbon neutral economy, but efforts are being held back by Ofgem’s outdated regulation.The Committee on Climate Change says cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 is necessary, affordable and desirable. Here are some of the actions needed to make that happen: Continue reading... Collapse
This Dutch company makes environmentally-friendly paint
6 HRS AGO - Meet the brothers using local ingredients and traditional windmills to make products that respect Expand
6 HRS AGO - Meet the brothers using local ingredients and traditional windmills to make products that respect the environment. Collapse
Nasa astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir in all-women spacewalk
6 HRS AGO - Two female astronauts are making history with the first ever all-women spacewalk.
Big oil to be eclipsed by the sun
7 HRS AGO - Reasons to be cheerful include signs that a renewables revolution could soon end rising demand for Expand
7 HRS AGO - Reasons to be cheerful include signs that a renewables revolution could soon end rising demand for fossil fuelsOil has been a game-changer for humanity. It turbocharged more than a century of growth and destruction: people got bigger, went further, stayed warmer and lived longer. Oil powered travel, exploration, science, industry and innovation.But it also powered conflict, both as a fuel and a potential spoil. It exacerbated inequality. And it polluted – oceans, rivers, wildernesses and, of course, the atmosphere.Excellent article which captures so well the grit and stamina of this inspired group. Their collective achievement is massively inspiring in climate of these troubled times ... Long live!It is most stimulating to hear of trends towards reversing the manmade effects of climate change, albeit it must not be viewed as a replacement or reduction of pressure on the need to reduce emissions in any case. Ideally the best solution is not to pollute in the first place.Love the Collapse
Moldova: Disaster Risk Mitigation in Moldova
10 HRS AGO - Source: World Bank
Country: Moldova
Summary:
Problem: Moldova’s varying climate and Expand
10 HRS AGO - Source: World Bank
Country: Moldova
Summary:
Problem: Moldova’s varying climate and vulnerability to disasters impacts its economy, environment and population
Solution: Strengthen capacity at a national level with a weather monitoring network and improved forecasts
Benefits: Disaster mitigation reduces economic loss whilst protecting people and their property
Implemented by: Campbell Scientific and The World Bank
STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE THROUGH A NATION-WIDE WEATHER NETWORK
Climate Challenges
Moldova is vulnerable to many natural hazards, specifically floods, droughts, frost and wind storms. In recent years, these hazards have turned into serious disasters. The severe drought in 2007 impacted 90% of the country’s territory and 80% of the population. A flood one year later had similar devastating effects with the majority of those affected being women and children. Experts expect that the frequency and intensity of similar disasters will only increase in the coming Collapse
Earth from Space
11 HRS AGO - In this week's edition, discover the Korean Peninsula with Copernicus Sentinel-3
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