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60 largest banks have dumped $3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since 2015, report shows

Mar 31, 2021 16:01

A detailed new report released recently by a coalition of environmental groups shows that the 60 largest banks in the world have poured more than $3.8 trillion into the fossil fuel industry since the Paris climate accord was adopted in 2015, providing key financing for destructive projects ranging from coal-fueled power plants in Indonesia to Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
Coronavirus cases worldwide up 14% in past week: WHO

Mar 31, 2021 07:32

More than 3.8 million novel coronavirus cases were registered worldwide in the past week, which is 14% more than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a weekly bulletin released in Geneva on Wednesday.
Experts warn of protracted pandemic amid ‘vaccine apartheid’

Mar 17, 2021 14:11

The US has been criticized for purchasing 200 million more COVID-19 vaccines for its own citizens and pushing poorer countries and vulnerable populations to the back of the queue, while experts estimate that low-income countries will experience wide access after 2022.
Social inequality and climate breakdown

Mar 08, 2021 10:18

Although the world’s poorest populations are often least responsible for climate change, they primarily suffer the worst consequences of its effects – from streams drying up to an increasingly insecure food supply – and have the fewest tools and resources to address it.
New study finds as many corals growing in Pacific as trees in Amazon

Mar 04, 2021 08:54

Researchers say the estimate of the number of corals, published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, suggests there are as many corals in the Pacific as there are trees in the Amazon.
Study finds sharks can help marine ecosystems survive effects of climate change

Mar 03, 2021 15:16

The researchers say sharks eat grazing animals that feed on aquatic plants like seagrass — which helps maintain water clarity, stores carbon dioxide and houses fish and other organisms that can keep seas healthy.
Using deep-sea fiber optic cables to detect earthquakes

Mar 01, 2021 16:18

Seismologists at Caltech working with optics experts at Google have developed a method to use existing underwater telecommunication cables to detect earthquakes. The technique could lead to improved earthquake and tsunami warning systems around the world.
We need urgent research to know what microplastics are doing to us. Here's why?

Feb 28, 2021 10:34

In light of staggering accumulation of plastic particles in all environments on Earth, as well as concerning signs from animal toxicology studies, ecotoxicologists are calling for urgent investigations into the effects of microplastics on human health. This echoes calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) back in 2019.
Pandemic may have left 265 million people with acute food shortages in 2020

Feb 26, 2021 09:41

According to a United Nations World Food Program (WFP) report, COVID-19 might have left up to 265 million people with acute food shortages in 2020.
2020 Global Food Security Index shows overall decline in food security

Feb 25, 2021 16:03

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released on Tuesday Feb. 23 the ninth annual Global Food Security Index (GFSI) sponsored by Corteva, which measures the underlying drivers of food security in 113 countries, based on the factors of affordability, availability, quality and safety, and natural resources and resilience.