Photo by Tech Sgt. Patrick Evenson/US Air National Guard Article via civileats.com The rain and floods that have plagued the Midwest since March have wreaked havoc on agriculture. In Nebraska alone, farmers lost an estimated $440 million of cattle. They’re still recovering from the blizzard–flood combination, as well as the sand left...
Photo by Axel Heimken (AFP Photo) Article viaYahoo! News Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl climate campaigner who has inspired worldwide protests, should be awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian lawmakers said Thursday. "We have proposed Greta Thunberg because if we do nothing to halt climate change it will...
Photo by G.M.B. Akash (Panos Pictures/Redux) Article by Tim McDonnell, via National Geographic DHAKA, BANGLADESH -- Golam Mostafa Sarder starts every day before dawn, rising from a thin reed mat in the shed that he shares with fifteen roommates. Each has just enough space to lie flat. He dresses...
Photo by Richard Vevers (The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey, CC 2.0) Article by Vishwa Mohan, via The Weather Channel Rising sea temperature due to climate change affected corals in India during the global coral bleaching events between 2014-17. Though most sites with coral reefs...
Photo by Ringo HW Chiu/AP Article by Jonathan Watts, via The Guardian The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of...