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The process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately, as the city has reached a “point of no return” that will see it surrounded by the ocean within decades due to the climate crisis, a stark new study has concluded. Ongoing sea-level rise and the rampant erosion of wetlands in southern Louisiana will swallow up the New Orleans area within a few generations, with the new paper estimating the city “may well be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century”.
The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic. Scientists called the new finding “very concerning” as a collapse would have catastrophic consequences for Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people
The world has become well versed in the importance of the strait of Hormuz to the world’s energy flows, but attention is increasingly turning to its vital role in another market – the fertiliser on which harvests depend. A third of the global trade in raw materials for fertiliser passes through the maritime choke point, which is also the route for 20% of shipments of natural gas, which is required to make it.
Lorsque James Prescott Joule a donné son nom à une unité d’énergie, il n’aurait pas pu prévoir les calculs alarmants d’aujourd’hui. L’unité principale de l’effondrement climatique est le zettajoule…
Anti-authoritarian rallies, taking place in all 50 states plus 16 countries, are expected to be biggest in US history
The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is
Nous laissons les grandes entreprises jouer avec nos vies. Agissez maintenant, sinon la nourriture pourrait venir à manquerLa fragilité du système alimentaire mondial m’emplit d’effroi – et la guerre avec l’Iran a révélé à quel point il est proche de l’effondrement.
Wael Sawan warns of pressure on diesel and petrol if strait of Hormuz does not reopen to oil and gas shipping
When James Prescott Joule lent his name to a unit of energy, he could not have foreseen today’s alarming calculations
Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face
Trump a lancé une attaque sans précédent contre l’environnement. Où est la riposte ? Les climatosceptiques s’attendaient à plus de résistance face à l’offensive en faveur des énergies fossiles. Mais les démocrates, les milliardaires et les militants sont restés silencieux. ...
Le réchauffement climatique continu pourrait engager une trajectoire irréversible en déclenchant des points de bascule climatiques, mais la plupart des gens n’en ont pas conscience. Le monde est plus proche qu’on ne le pensait d’un « point de non-retour » au-delà duquel un emballement du réchauffement climatique ne pourrait plus être arrêté, ont averti des scientifiques.
L’économie mondiale doit cesser de céder aux « désirs frivoles des ultra-riches », affirme un expert de l’ONU Olivier De Schutter estime qu’un nouvel agenda économique est nécessaire pour faire face aux crises de l’inégalité croissante et de l’effondrement écologique.
Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict
Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape
The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy
Seven Ukrainians arrested and money-laundering investigation launched in latest spat between Kyiv and Budapest
Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño
Trump has launched an unprecedented assault on the environment. Where’s the pushback?
Fears US-Israeli onslaught could lead regime to push for bomb or embolden other groups to steal uranium stockpile
Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse
Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential
Extinction Rebellion says some members have been visited by agents claiming to be FBI amid Trump’s threats toward liberal groups
Des modèles économiques défaillants pourraient faire s’effondrer l’économie mondiale à cause de la crise climatique, préviennent des experts. Les États et les institutions financières utilisent des modèles qui ignorent les chocs liés aux événements météorologiques extrêmes et aux points de bascule climatiques.
Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
I know it’s almost impossible to turn your eyes away from the Trump show, but that’s the point. His antics, ever-grosser and more preposterous, are designed to keep him in our minds, to crowd out other issues. His insatiable craving for attention is a global-threat multiplier. You can’t help wondering whether there’s anything he wouldn’t do to dominate the headlines.
La production alimentaire et les combustibles fossiles causent 5 milliards de dollars de dégâts environnementaux par heure Un rapport du PNUE affirme que mettre fin à ces dommages est essentiel à la transformation mondiale nécessaire « avant que l’effondrement ne devienne inévitable ».
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points