by News Decoder | 7 Feb 2019 | Environment, Podcasts, Student Posts, Thacher School, United States
By Daisy Lawrence Faced with one of the most severe droughts in its history, Californians have had to grapple with the effects of water shortage in nearly every area of life. The students and faculty of Thacher School in Ojai, California are no strangers to this...
by News Decoder | 19 Dec 2018 | Environment, Student Posts, Thacher School, United States
(All photos by Jose Carpio) By Jose Carpio The Ojai Valley in the U.S. state of California is suffering from climate change. Air temperatures have been unusually high, and there’s been below-average rainfall. The effects can be seen in dried-out creeks and the...
by Nick Trombola and Frederic Musisi | 17 Dec 2018 | Africa, Environment
There’s no shortage of good will to help Africans cope with the effects of global warming. But climate aid is often misdirected — or never reaches target. An irrigation project in Karamoja, Uganda (Photo by Nick Trombola) After an intense drought in early...
by Sue Landau | 14 Dec 2018 | Environment
There’s agreement greenhouse gases must be cut. But France has had to scrap a key tactic — a carbon tax — in its fight against climate change. Yellow Vest protesters demonstrate in Bordeaux, France, 8 December 2018 (EPA-EFE/Caroline Blumberg) France...
by Nick Trombola | 13 Dec 2018 | Africa, Environment
(All photos by Nick Trombola)By Nick Trombola Three out of four East Africans live in rural areas. For them, water is a necessity, but increasingly scarce. Finding water that is both abundant and drinkable is often a daily chore, especially for herders tending to...
by News Decoder | 6 Dec 2018 | Environment, Friends Seminary, Indiana University, King's Academy, Thacher School
By Joey Bowling Green roofs, sea walls, electric cars, new shower heads, solar panels — schools and local authorities are resorting to a vast range of strategies to reduce greenhouse emissions and brace for the potentially devastating effects of climate change....
by News Decoder | 30 Nov 2018 | Americas, Environment, Friends Seminary, Student Posts
This is part of a series of articles on climate change by students in News-Decoder’s global network. By Devin Friedrich and Clio Morrison Buildings produce two thirds of New York’s greenhouse gas emissions, and they hold the key to the city’s fight...
by Bethan Ashmead Latham | 19 Nov 2018 | Environment, Podcasts
In this episode of “The Kids Are Alright” podcast, we learn how global warming is threatening crucial links in our ecosystem — sharks and coral reefs. In this episode of The Kids Are Alright podcast, Gabriella Iskra introduces listeners to marine...
by News Decoder | 5 Nov 2018 | Environment, Student Posts, Thacher School, United States
By Daisy Lawrence What’s the size of two shoe boxes and costs $60 million? California’s newest effort to combat climate change. The U.S. state is teaming up with scientists and investors to build and launch a satellite that will pinpoint sources of...
by Betty Wong | 29 Oct 2018 | Economy, Environment
Shareholder activists are not new. But increasingly these stockholders are focused on addressing social issues, from climate change to gun violence. Greenpeace activists demonstrate during a shareholders’ meeting of pharmaceutical and chemical giant Bayer in Cologne,...