Tag: climate crisis
Apocalypse in New York! Monstrous flood in the largest city in the USA!
New York's governor declared, "This is a life-threatening storm" as a month's worth of rain poured down in hours. Some areas saw up to 20 cm of rain, prompting a state of emergency. Knee-deep water stranded pedestrians, flooding streets and basements. Car...
If global warming isn’t controlled, Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of volume, study finds
A study of Himalayan glaciers warned climate change could bring more flash floods and avalanches and threaten fresh water availability for 2 billion.
Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps
Livestock - such as cows - produce methane when their stomachs are digesting hard fibres.
The world’s elite gathered to talk climate change at Davos. Now, they’re flying home on private jets. - The Boston Globe
As the five-day World Economic Forum wrapped up on Friday, critics once again pointed to the contradictions surrounding it.
Lützerath: German police oust climate activists after clashes near coal mine
Riot police remove protesters trying to stop the expansion of a coal mine in western Germany.
Glaciers from Yellowstone to Kilimanjaro are predicted to disappear by 2050
A new report says glaciers in a third of UNESCO World Heritage sites will disappear. Two-thirds of glaciers in the heritage sites can be saved — but only if carbon emissions are cut quickly, it says.
[4k]Sea Level Rise and Fall Simulation - World
This is a video that simulates the rise and fall of the sea level.[4k]Inverted Earth - It's like a simlation - https://youtu.be/wO5jlloXo1E【3DCG】Earth with h...
Multiple waterspouts spotted spinning in Mediterranean | ABC News
Four distinct waterspouts were spotted by the crew of a yacht sailing off the coast of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.
Study shows ‘zombie ice’ from Greenland raising sea levels
Dr. Richard Alley, professor of geosciences at Penn State, explains the phenomenon called "zombie ice" and how it is expected to raise sea levels.
Swiss glaciers disappearing at record speed due to climate change – BBC News
Swiss glaciers, which attract skiers and climbers and are essential to Europe’s water supply, have been disappearing at record speed. A new study shows that Switzerland’s glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than 100 years. This year’s h...
Hundreds of ships congested in Huangpu River in Shanghai due to low water level
According to Liberty Times, the water level of the Huangpu River in Shanghai has reached its lowest point in the past 20 years. As a result, nearly 100 sand-carrying ships are at a standstill in the middle of the river, and the congestion stretches for hu...
Heatwaves force early Spanish wine harvests, nighttime picking
Their head-mounted flashlights swaying in the darkness, workers at the Bodega Andres Morate vineyards resemble fireflies from a distance as they roll their wheelcarts from one vine to another cutting grape bunches at night.
Some Spanish vineyards outside Madrid have switched to night-time grape picking to avoid working in the sweltering August heat
Some Spanish vineyards outside Madrid have switched to night-time grape picking to avoid working in the sweltering August heat. They have also been forced to start harvesting a few weeks earlier in the season due to the high temperatures
Horrifying footage from Pakistan today of entire building washed away by floods. Over 935 people killed, more than 33 million affected, worst natural disaster for country in decades.
Horrifying footage from Pakistan today of entire building washed away by floods. Over 935 people killed, more than 33 million affected, worst natural disaster for country in decades.
Pakistan floods: Government declares national emergency – BBC News
Millions of people have been affected by floods in Pakistan, hundreds have been killed, and the government has declared a national emergency.On Friday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said 33 million people had been hit by the floods - around 15% of the pop...