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UN calls for urgent action as extreme heat is set to worsen

July 18, 2023By Andy RowellBlog Post 1 Comment

As I write, combat aircraft are being sent from the EU to Greece. Their mission is to help tackle the wildfires raging across the country, especially in the greater Athens area. The words #Heatwaves and #Climate emergency are currently trending on Twitter.

Warming at twice the global rate, Europe experiences extreme sea temperatures and drought

June 22, 2023By Andy RowellBlog Post 2 Comments

The data does not lie. Climate scientists are deeply concerned about rocketing sea and air temperatures, occurring even before a predicted El Nino event in the Pacific, which normally fuels temperatures even further.

China experiences “worst heatwave ever recorded”

August 23, 2022By Andy RowellBlog Post

In a year when climate records – from floods, fire and drought – are being shattered daily like shards of glass, there is one country that beats them all: China. The country is experiencing a heatwave like no other.

Big Oil’s global climate scenarios will “bust” the 1.5 degree warming of Paris Agreement

August 16, 2022By Andy RowellBlog Post

A peer reviewed paper, published today in Nature Communications, examines the global decarbonisation scenarios produced by BP, Shell and Equinor and finds they are incompatible with the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Climate Crisis: Scientists warn “worst is yet to come” if we don’t act now

June 24, 2021By Andy RowellBlog Post

A draft report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “The worst is yet to come, affecting our children’s and grandchildren’s lives much more than our own.” It reiterates that we have to act now to avoid runaway climate change.

Worsening climate crisis brings megadroughts, wildfires & heat to American West

June 23, 2021By Andy RowellBlog Post

As I write, the Western parts of the U.S. are already suffering from record heat, and forecasts for an additional heatwave in the U.S. Pacific Northwest suggest all-time heat records could be broken across the region over the weekend.

Impeached twice, Trump leaves horrendous lasting environmental legacy

January 14, 2021By Andy RowellBlog Post

From a climate perspective, Trump’s presidency was a disaster. The world burned on Trump’s watch

UN expert warns of the coming “Climate Apartheid”

June 25, 2019By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

The warning could not be more stark. As the world warms, we face a “climate apartheid,” where the rich “escape overheating, hunger, and conflict” in an increasingly small geographical area, whilst the rest of us are “left to suffer.”

What About Fracking, Governor Brown?

April 6, 2015By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured, News

When Californian Governor Jerry Brown announced wide ranging water restrictions for California last week, the news went global.

Drought emergency in California raises stakes on fracking fight

January 17, 2014By David TurnbullBlog Post, Featured 13 Comments

If the Governor were to be truly serious about protecting Californians struggling with the drought, he would put a halt to fracking in the state immediately.

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