How Prepared Are We for the Next Pandemic?
While there appears to be no single study that definitively predicts a surge in pandemics, the scientific consensus is clear:...
AI for Good: When AI Is the ‘Only Viable Solution’
“Any technology in the history of humanity can be used as a tool and as a weapon,” Mr. Juan Lavista...
‘Carbon Majors’: 57 Producers Responsible for 80% of Global Carbon Emissions Since 2016
In a comprehensive new analysis, the Carbon Majors database sheds light on the primary culprits behind the escalating climate crisis,...
Fast Tech ‘Seriously Rivalling Fast Fashion’: How Bad Is the E-Waste Crisis?
Fast tech, according to a new Material Focus study, has become the fastest-growing e-waste category in the UK. Here the...
‘Planet Wreckers’: 5 Rich Western Countries Responsible for Half of All New Oil and Gas Projects
“Planet Wreckers,” a new report by Oil Change International — a research and advocacy organization working to “expose the true...
Massive Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch: Can It Be Contained?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, or Pacific trash vortex, is a collection of marine debris spanning from the North American...
Our Emissions Are Aggravating Over Half of All Infectious Diseases
Climate change and our emissions can and do make us more vulnerable to infectious diseases. This has been proven in...
Horn of Africa: Worst Drought in 40 Years Continues, 22 Million People Now Face Starvation
Four consecutive years of insufficient and unprecedentedly low rainfall have brought on the worst drought the Horn of Africa has...
Water Crisis in the (American) West Continues: More Water Cuts Announced as Largest US Reservoirs Hit Record Lows
As the historic 23-year megadrought in the American West, the worst in the region in over 1,200 years, continues to...
The Arctic Is Warming 4 Times Faster Than Rest of the World – and More Quickly Than Previously Thought
That the Arctic has been warming faster than the rest of the world in previous decades is no news; as...
One of Earth’s Driest Places Sees 75% of Annual Rainfall in Just 3 Hours
The Death Valley National Park near the border between California and Nevada experienced unprecedented rainfall this month and two major...
Big Oil Sees Record Profits: ‘Exxon Made More Money Than God This Year’
Together, the top five Western oil and gas companies made record-breaking profits of over $60 billion in this year’s second...
