(43) Water Shortages to Affect 52% of World’s Population by 2050
More than 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies, according to a UN report on the state of the world’s water. The comprehensive annual study warns of conflict and civilisational threats unless actions are taken to reduce the stress on rivers, lakes, aquifers, wetlands […]
(42) Deadly Record-Breaking Global Heat Waves.
The deadly heat waves, floods and fires occurring from Japan to the Middle East, and North America to Europe have clear links to human-caused climate change, according to climate scientists, and this summer’s abnormal weather is just the beginning of what’s in store for us in coming years. An unprecedented global heatwave has shattered records […]
(41) Amount of food wasted by Malaysians enough to feed 12 million people a Day
Enough to feed 12 million people a day. That is how much Malaysians waste food every day. Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) deputy chief executive officer Mohammad Diah Wahari said Malaysians threw away 16,688 tonnes of food daily. He said the figure was based on a SWCorp study conducted last year. “The […]
(40) ‘Asia’s water tower’ is in danger as 80 per cent of glaciers in China may disappear in the 21st Century.
China’s glaciers supply drinking water to more than two billion people, but climate change means 80 per cent of them are forecast to disappear this century. How can Asian countries survive without Tibetan glaciers and water? But due to climate change, the Tibetan plateau’s glaciers are depleting faster than anywhere else on earth. The loss […]
(39) The 15 years old Climate Activist Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel peace prize.
Climate strike founder put up for award ahead of global strikes planned in more than 105 countries. Greta Thunberg, the founder of the Youth Strike for Climate movement, has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize, just before the biggest day yet of global action. Thunberg began a solo protest in Sweden in August but […]
(38) These ’10 Year Challenge’ Climate Change Photos Are Absolutely Haunting.
The “10 year challenge” has been sweeping social media with people posting pics of themselves in 2009 versus 2019. The results have been everything from adorable to hysterical, but a new set of pictures are popping up to show a more somber side to what can happen in a decade — the terrifyingly rapid changes […]
(37) Companies are seriously underestimating how climate change will affect business.
As climate change progresses, it will continue to trigger more intense storms, drought, wildfires, sea-level rise, species extinction, and crop failure. The recent National Climate Assessmentrevealed that regional economies and industries dependent on natural resources are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – as are energy systems. Warmer climates will increasingly disrupt international […]
(36) Greenland’s ice sheet is melting at its Fastest Rate in centuries.
A paper earlier this year reported that Western Greenland is melting at its fastest rate in 400 years. Another study last year found that one section of Greenland suddenly started melting 80 percent faster. There are several mechanisms at work here. Greenland gains some ice in the winter and loses some in the summer, but […]
(35) This desert farm is growing 15% of Australia’s tomatoes using only sunlight and seawater.
Part greenhouse, part solar plant, this farm is harvesting food from the Australian desert. Officially launched in October 2016 at Port Augusta in South Australia after a six-year pilot, it’s the first outpost of Sundrop Farms. The company wants to make farming more resilient to climate change by using the desert’s plentiful sunshine, as well […]
(34) 2018 TEN Worst Climate Change Disasters Did in Damage
From floods to extreme heat, 10 of the worst climate-linked disasters in 2018 caused at least $184.8 billion worth of damage, said a study released by the charity Christian Aid on Thursday. Experts say a warming world will lead to sweltering heatwaves, more extreme rainfall, shrinking harvests and worsening water shortages, causing both monetary losses […]