Past cataclysmic events have triggered major changes in the world. Will COVID-19 galvanise the fight against global warming and slow globalisation? New Delhi’s skyline on 1 November 2019 (top) and 20 April 2020 (bottom). (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) After the...
The coronavirus has turned life upside down for billions of people around the world. It’s bound to have a lasting impact once the pandemic subsides. Hikers maintain distance at Vista View Point, Los Angeles, 20 March 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) The...
From increased stress to more ticks, global warming is harming human health around the world in insidious ways. Africans are likely to suffer the most. Environmental activists protest in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 November 2019 (EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK) There is no...
Global warming and its consequences can provoke anxiety in young people. Educators need to be trained on how best to teach about climate change. A student attends a climate strike protest in Canberra, Australia, 15 March 2019 (EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH) “Are we going to...
Sea levels are rising quickly due to global warming. If the trend continues — or accelerates — entire coastlines will be threatened. Scientists walk on ice in Antarctica, 25 November 2018. (EPA-EFE/FELIPE TRUEBA) Sea levels are rising ever faster around...