Ian Angus's Blog, page 8

The deadly environmental toll of superyachts and private jets

Every week, the ultra-rich emit more greenhouse gas than the poorest people produce in a lifetime

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COP or CON? Big Conservation corrupts biodiversity protection

Colonial, abusive and ineffective, but hugely profitable for certain actors

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Basic physics explains why storms are getting stronger

Climate is not just changing, it HAS changed. Historical assumptions no longer hold.

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Ubiquitous plastic: A deadly threat to human health

Every year, millions of tons enter our lungs, blood, and brains

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How climate change destroyed a tar sands boomtown

Fire Weather: A remarkable account of the reality of disaster in modern neoliberal society

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Overshoot-and-return: A dangerous climate change illusion

Once the 1.5°C limit is passed, there will be no going back

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Global water supply faces unprecedented stress

The hydrological cycle has accelerated, becoming more erratic and unpredictable

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485 million years of heat, carbon dioxide, and human survival

Humans and our hominid ancestors have only lived in the most recent cool period

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Climate crisis enters ‘critical and unpredictable new phase’

Scientists warn: 'The future of humanity hangs in the balance.'

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Ecosocialist Bookshelf, October 2024

New books on oil, empire, the science of death, fungal health threats, degrowth, and socialist strategy

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