Drought, Famine & Wildfires
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Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecuritySevere Storms & FloodingSoil & Natural Sequestration
Regenerative Agriculture Gives Farmers a Hedge Against Drought, Flooding
After four “disaster years” on his farm in Bismarck, North Dakota from 1995 to 1998, food producer Gabe Brown changed up the basic assumptions ... -
Wildfire Leaves Fort McMurray with Higher Rates of Depression, Substance Abuse, PTSD
A paper in an international journal is pointing to increased rates of depression and related mental health problems in Fort McMurray, almost exactly 2½ ... -
Fort McMurray Evacuation, Firefighting Largely Neglected Indigenous Communities
The massive evacuation and firefighting effort in response to the Fort McMurray wildfires in 2016 largely neglected First Nations and Métis communities, according to ... -
Drive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHuman Rights & MigrationMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaUnited States
Migrant Caravan to U.S. Driven Primarily by Climate-Induced Drought
With Donald Trump sending 5,000 troops to his country’s southern border—and surprising the Pentagon yesterday by threatening a force of up to 15,000—in his ... -
CanadaDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureSub-National Governments
New Boreal Forest Mapping Foresees Increase in Heat, Insects, Wildfires
The University of Winnipeg’s Prairie Climate Centre has updated its national climate atlas to give Canadians a picture of how climate change will affect ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSevere Storms & Flooding
Doctors Ask Trudeau for Independent Health Assessment of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
More than 200 health professionals from Canada and around the world are calling on the Trudeau government to conduct an independent health assessment of ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
‘Clarion Call’ Study Points to ‘Hyper-Alarming’ Decline in Insect Populations
A “hyper-alarming” population decline in insects and the animals that feed on them extends across the Americas and is more serious than scientists previously ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyMiddle EastOil & GasWater
Troubled Green Climate Fund Weighs Troubling Funding Request from Oil-Rich Bahrain
With the United Nations’ troubled Green Climate Fund holding a board meeting in Bahrain last week, the oil-rich desert kingdom stirred serious concerns with ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneOceansOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Home News Compiles ‘37 Things to Know’ About IPCC’s 1.5°C Report
The UN published a summary on the science of 1.5°C global warming on Monday. It’s a big deal. -
Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
1.5°C Is Doable, but Just a Dozen Years Left to Get on a Low-Carbon Pathway
Humanity has a dozen years to hold off the accelerated risks of extreme heat waves, wildfires, flooding, drought, sea level rise, and extensive poverty ...
