Ministers are expected to meet with climate protestors next week, but what do they want? Rupert Read, of Extinction Rebellion, explains the group’s demands Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200755-the-science-behind-extinction-rebellions-three-climate-change-demands/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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The UK has already had more wildfires in 2019 than any year on record
Just four months into 2019, the UK has been hit by more large wildfires than in the whole of 2018. Fires are thought to be made more likely by climate change Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200502-the-uk-has-already-had-more-wildfires-in-2019-than-any-year-on-record/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
The American Bumblebee Is Facing Extinction in Canada
A new study found that American bumblebees are in big trouble up north.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3k3qq3/the-american-bumblebee-is-facing-extinction-in-canada…
Human history in your face
When you look in a mirror, the face you see is the result of millions of years of human evolution. Here’s an interview with an expert discussing how and why our modern human faces evolved to look as they do today. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/how-why-human-face-evolved-to-look-as-it-does-today…
Greenland Is Melting Even Faster Than Experts Thought, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Climate change is eliminating giant chunks of ice from Greenland at such a speed that the melt has already made a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study. With global warming, the island will lose much more, threatening coastal cities around the world. Forty percent to 50% of the…
Vox Sentences: Right to marry, right to work?
Source: https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2019/4/22/18511376/sri-lanka-easter-bombings-lgbtq-supreme-court…
Global Wealth Gap Would Be Smaller Today Without Climate Change, Study Finds
Most of the world’s poor countries are poorer than they would have been had greenhouse gas emissions not altered the climate. In some rich countries, it’s the opposite. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/climate/climate-change-global-wealth-gap.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
This book ranks the top 100 solutions to climate change. The results are surprising.
Source: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/5/10/15589038/top-100-solutions-climate-change-ranked…
10 ways to accelerate progress against climate change
Source: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/10/17952334/climate-change-global-warming-un-ipcc-report-solutions-carbon-tax-electric-vehicles…
8 environment-friendly open software projects you should know
For the last few years, I’ve been helping Greenpeace build its first fully open source software project, Planet 4. Planet 4 is a global engagement platform where Greenpeace supporters and activists can interact and engage with the organization. The goal is to drive people to action on behalf of our planet. We want to invite participation and use people power to…