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Island Leader’s Plea From the Deep: Save the Oceans

DAVID KEYTON / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2019 In the first live underwater speech from a submersible, the Seychelles president calls for protecting the "beating blue heart of our planet." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Carbon Emission Targets Set at 2015 Paris Conference May Be Too Little, Too Late

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Aug 17, 2016 U.K. scientists warn that we may have already emitted enough carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to take air temperatures above a “safe” global threshold. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lives and Money: ‘The Cold Calculus of a Hot Planet’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 27, 2012 A landmark report published this week by the Climate Vulnerable Forum links neglect of global warming to 5 million deaths and a loss of more than $1 trillion annually. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Long, Hot March of Climate Change

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 12, 2012 The Pentagon knows it. The world's largest insurers know it. Now, governments may be overthrown because of it. It is climate change, and it is real. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cancun, Climate Change and WikiLeaks

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 8, 2010 Critical negotiations are under way in Cancun, Mexico, under the auspices of the United Nations to reverse human-induced global warming, and the United States is engaged in what one journalist called "a very, very dirty business." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trick or Treat for Climate Change

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 21, 2009 Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )