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Libyans plead for international help after flooding claims thousands of lives

Libyans plead for international help after flooding claims thousands of lives

Hannah Steiner September 14, 2023

Libyans in the country's worst flood-hit city of Derna are pleading for international help as search teams combed through the....

The climate crisis is a hunger crisis

The climate crisis is a hunger crisis

George Scott August 29, 2022

The private sector has a key role to play in creating a fairer, greener and more efficient food system.

Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record

Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record

Liang Lan August 25, 2022

A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heatwave has spread across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan....

How Coca-Cola, Unilever, and Others Delay Action on Plastic

How Coca-Cola, Unilever, and Others Delay Action on Plastic

George Scott August 21, 2022

An investigation from Bloomberg looks at how big companies use an industry-led recycling campaign to generate good PR, and not....

World’s glaciers are melting faster than expected, with visible consequences

World’s glaciers are melting faster than expected, with visible consequences

Liang Lan August 01, 2022

The extreme temperatures Europe has experienced in recent weeks have resulted in an increase in the rate of snowpack melt....

Satellite study shows most forests around the world are becoming less resilient to change

Satellite study shows most forests around the world are becoming less resilient to change

George Scott July 16, 2022

A small team of researchers with members from institutions in Italy, France and the U.S. has found that most forests....

Heatwaves ‘more frequent, longer and hotter’ due to climate change

Heatwaves ‘more frequent, longer and hotter’ due to climate change

George Scott July 11, 2022

Climate change is pushing up sweltering summer temperatures, experts said as they warned that the UK needs to urgently adapt....

Worrying About Nature Is Affecting Mental Health. It’s Called Eco-Grief.

Worrying About Nature Is Affecting Mental Health. It’s Called Eco-Grief.

George Scott March 15, 2022

The state of the natural world has become a worry – so much so that it’s affecting peoples’ mental health.