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Will Climate Change Make the Next World Cup Too Hot to Handle
After four weeks of fanfare, the 2018 World Cup has come to a close. France's victory in Sunday's final marked the end of a summer filled with thrilling victories, surprise defeats, national...
How Coca-Cola and Climate Change Created a Public Health Crisis in a Mexican Town
A lack of drinking water and a surplus of Coca-Cola are causing a public health crisis in the Mexican town of San Cristóbal de las Casas, The New York Times reported Saturday.Some...
Every Cotton T-Shirt Costs the Environment $3.40
Ma Earth is paying through its nose for the clothing we produce, according to a study that quantifies, for the first time, the price we exact from the ecosystem for our clothing....
Asthma Deaths Rise 25% amid Growing Air Pollution Crisis
A record number of people are dying of asthma, and experts have warned growing air pollution and a lack of basic care could be to blame.In England and Wales 1,320 people died...
The Arctic Is Burning: Wildfires Rage from Sweden to Alaska
There are currently 11 wildfires blazing in the Arctic circle, The Guardian reported Wednesday.
While fires are also raging in Russia, Norway and Finland, Sweden has seen the most extensive Arctic fires, which...
Adidas Will Use Only Recycled Plastics by 2024
Adidas has long been committed to the fight against single-use plastics. Since 2015, it has partnered with Parley for the Oceans to respond to the plastic pollution crisis threatening marine life. In...
Meat and Dairy Emissions Could Surpass Those from Largest Oil Firms
The largest meat and dairy producers could surpass major oil companies as the largest contributors to environmental pollution.That’s according to a new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)...
Sea Level Rise Could Sink Internet Infrastructure
Sea level rise may be coming for your Internet.The first ever study to look at the impact of climate change on the Internet found that more than 4,000 miles of fiber optic...
Can Norway Help Us Solve the Plastic Crisis, One Bottle at a Time?
Tens of thousands of brightly coloured plastic drinks bottles tumble from the back of a truck on to a conveyor belt before disappearing slowly inside a warehouse on the outskirts of Oslo.As...
WeWork Will No Longer Serve Meat at Events or Expense Meals with It
WeWork, the real estate company that rents out and manages office space, has announced that they will no longer hold any staff events that include meat, and that staff will not be...
Giant Iceberg Threatens Tiny Greenland Village
Add another potential disaster to the climate change hazard list: iceberg caused tsunamis.
Residents of the community of Innaarsuit in Greenland were told to move to higher ground after a 100 meter (approximately...
Eight of 14 Rhinos Die after Move to Kenyan National Park
Eight out of 14 critically endangered black rhinos have died after being moved to a reserve in southern Kenya, wildlife officials have revealed, in what one conservationist described as “a complete disaster”.Preliminary...
Bacardi and Lonely Whale to Remove 1 Billion Plastic Straws by 2020
Bacardi, the world's largest privately-owned spirits company, and Lonely Whale, the innovative oceans nonprofit helping Alaska Airlines reduce plastic use, have teamed up with the goal of removing one billion plastic straws...
Extreme Heat Wave in Quebec May Have Killed 70
The death toll in Quebec's heat wave last week may have reached as many as 70, officials said Tuesday, as temperatures exceeded 100 degrees F.
Thirty-four of those deaths were in Montreal, where...
Climate Change Poses Threat to UK’s Historic Churches, Trust Warns
The UK’s historic churches are at serious risk from the impact of climate change, including higher levels of rainfall and invasive pests such as termites, according to the National Churches Trust. Roofs,...
Rising Ocean Waters from Global Warming Could Cost Trillions of Dollars
Ocean waters are rising because of global warming. They are rising for two reasons. First, and perhaps most obvious, ice is melting. There is a tremendous amount of ice locked away in...
