An international team of scientists finds a growing number of the planet’s key climate indicators have reached record levels.
WASHINGTON (AN) — Global warming is pushing the Earth to the edge of an “irreversible climate crisis” so severe and unforgiving, climate researchers report, that the very fabric of life on our planet is imperiled.
After years of warnings from tens of thousands of scientists from around the globe, and even some fossil fuel producers, greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase and push the climate toward the breaking point.
Three days of talks in Rome ended with nations agreeing to support a $200 billion a year global plan to protect nature.
People living in drylands doubled to 2.3 billion, more than a quarter of the world population, in the past three decades.
Nations for plastic production limits and oil-rich producers deadlocked in the hours before the talks were set to expire.
Negotiators are meeting in Busan, South Korea to conclude the world's first legally binding plastic waste treaty.
From Africa to the Americas, leaders spoke of the need to ensure that policy decisions are more scientifically informed.
Experts agreed science and diplomacy need to evolve to build trust, solve problems, and promote national interests.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
