Aruba Embraces the Rights of Nature and a Human Right to a Clean Environment
Inside Climate News, March 25, 2024 By Katie Surma Aruba’s government is moving to enshrine twin environmental rights in its constitution that would recognize that nature has inherent rights and also affirm a human right to a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment,” aligning the country’s government with a growing environmental movement that recognizes humans are […]
Theresa Marryshow: A beacon for female farmers in the Caribbean
Loop Lifestyle; March 8, 2024 Women have been a pillar of food production in the Caribbean for many years. However, they are becoming a dying presence in the field since many are now choosing careers, which are seen as more respectable and lucrative. Marryshow’s journey into farming exemplifies resilience, dedication, and a deep-rooted love for […]
Opportunity: Coordinator, Climate Change at CDB
Caribbean Development Bank · Saint Michael, Barbados About the job https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3895251660 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) seeks a Coordinator, Climate Change (CCC) to join the Environmental Sustainability Unit (ESU) team within the Project Department (PD). The successful candidate will be based at CDB’s headquarters in St. Michael, Barbados.
Olive oil price skyrockets as Spain suffers summer droughts for second year | BBC News
BBC NEWS – December 2023 Spain is the world’s biggest olive oil producer, covering 70% of European Union consumption and 45% of that of the entire world. But a lack of rain that olive-producing areas around Spain have been seeing has had an enormous impact on both the amount of oil being produced – and […]
Indian farmers embrace natural farming to fight climate change effects
Loop World News; April 7, 2024 There’s a pungent odor on Ratna Raju’s farm that he says is protecting his crops from the unpredictable and extreme weather that’s become more frequent with human-caused climate change. The smell comes from a concoction of cow urine, an unrefined sugar known as jaggery, and other organic materials that […]
Climate change: ‘Uncharted territory’ fears after record hot March
By Matt McGrath & Mark Poynting, BBC News Climate & Science Climate change could move “into uncharted territory” if temperatures don’t fall by the end of the year, a leading scientist has told the BBC. The warning came as data showed last month was the world’s warmest March on record, extending the run of monthly […]
How global warming is disrupting life on Earth
By Sarah Gibbens; February 14, 2024, National Geographic Our planet is getting hotter. Since the Industrial Revolution—an event that spurred the use of fossil fuels in everything from power plants to transportation—Earth has warmed by 1 degree Celsius, about 2 degrees Fahrenheit. That may sound insignificant, but 2023 was the hottest year on record, and all […]
A 600-Year-Old Blueprint for Weathering Climate Change
During the Little Ice Age, Native North Americans devised whole new economic, social, and political structures. By Kathleen DuVal of The Atlantic Around the year 1300, the Huhugam great chief Siwani ruled over a mighty city near what is now Phoenix, Arizona. His domain included adobe-and-stone pyramids that towered several stories above the desert; an irrigation […]
Hotter Temperatures, More Severe Hurricanes Predicted for 2024
Climatologist advises Caribbean community to prepare Loop News March 20, 2024 07:00 PM ET According to a climatologist at the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), this summer’s heat is poised to rival the extremes of 2023. Dr Cedric Van Meerbeeck says 2024 is shaping up to be a year of climate extremes for […]
Extreme heat at work can double stillbirth risk, India study finds
By Tulip Mazumdar; Global health correspondent; 21 March 2024; Updated 22 March 2024; BBC Working in extreme heat can double the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage for pregnant women, according to new research from India. The study found that the risks to mothers-to-be are significantly higher than previously thought. Researchers say hotter summers can affect […]