Why don’t we treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as coronavirus?

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it is a global emergency that has already killed on a mass scale and threatens to send millions more to early graves

Acknowledging the True Cost of Climate Change on World Patient Safety Day

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The current high levels of air pollution around the world has contributed to increased rates of chronic respiratory disease and impaired lung function in people of all ages.

PREDICTING THE FUTURE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND WHY CLEANUP IS PART OF THE SOLUTION

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Plastic pollution continues to have a global impact on our ecosystems, health, and economies. Because of the scale of the issue, there is still much to learn about the impacts of plastic pollution. Therefore, research is crucial when developing solutions.

Eight Climate Change Themed Digital Art Shows for the Very First International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Day

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It has been an unprecedented year which started with raging wildfires in Australia that pushed CO2 levels to 26 times higher than acceptable levels.

Turning to faiths to save the planet. How religions shape environmental movement in Indonesia

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Religions and religious leaders are actively voicing out impacts of climate change, alongside with scientists and youth movement.

Climate Change: What does Islam say about climate change and climate action?

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Muslims already have an environmentalist framework to follow. It is set in Islam.

Socio-economic, environmental impacts of COVID-19 quantified

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How is COVID-19 impacting people and the planet and what are the implications for a post-pandemic world? A new study quantifies the socio-economic losses and environmental gains.

Why Is the South Pole Warming So Quickly? It’s Complicated

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Much of the warming is linked to natural climate cycles happening thousands of miles away in the tropics.

COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs

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The trends we see in the making and consuming of single-use goods, particularly plastic, could have lasting negative effects on the circular economy.

Why 'I can't breathe' is resonating with environmental justice activists

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Elevating racial justice issues within the environmental movement has been a struggle even though black communities are the most at risk from climate change.

For indigenous protesters, defending the environment can be fatal

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These are some of the most prominent examples of violence faced by environmental activists in recent years

Climate change increases migration at the expense of the poor

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When a climate event was announced, the number of migrants also increased in equilibrium beyond pure poverty migration.

Climate change: Scientists fear car surge will see CO2 rebound

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Daily global emissions of CO2 fell by 17% at the peak of the shutdown because of measures taken by governments in response to Covid-19, say scientists.

Project seeks 4D view of Earth's mantle

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Some of the most sophisticated models of the Earth's interior ever constructed will be produced in a new project led from Cardiff University.

The New Alzheimer’s–Air Pollution Link

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Toxic airborne particles can travel from lungs and nose to the brain, and exposure is linked to memory loss.

Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates

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Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications.

One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years

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Human cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals

COVID-19 is a dress rehearsal for entrepreneurial approaches to climate change

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successful environmental entrepreneurs tend to see themselves as both environmentalists and business-people.

Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor

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An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just 1 square metre.

New Trump Nuclear Plan Favors Uranium Mining Bordering the Grand Canyon

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The administration, seeking to restore America’s “competitive nuclear advantage,” also wants to create a $150 million uranium reserve in the coming decade.