Caribbean and Americas Pummeled by Natural Disasters
The effects of climate change are now being felt in the United States, Central America, and throughout the globe in the form of storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes.
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Flooding in Mumbai Challenges Economic Stability
Extreme flooding in Mumbai left highways, homes, and hospitals battered and damaged causing people to raises questions on if Mumbai can provide for its people and continue to as a n economic power.
Read MoreSouth Pacific Combats Climate Change with Floating Cities
By Abigail Cordaro Staff Writer Eco-friendly floating cities in the French Polynesian area of the South Pacific islands may become
Read MoreWomen’s Voices Need to Be Heard in Climate Action
In India, women were in charge of agrarian tasks, so they most immediately felt the negative effects of the forest destruction on the land and soil. This remains true today. In the developing world, women account for 45 to 80 percent of food production, according to the UN. In African countries, more than 90 percent of the female labor force works in the agriculture sector.
Read MoreFocus on Art and Global Issues: Climate Change
Art is the newest yet perhaps the most effective form of raising awareness of the global problem of climate change. As Xiuhtezcatl Martinez told BBC, “Be a poet, be an activist, be a writer, be a photographer, whatever it is you love. Use your passions to change the world.”
Read MoreEnvironmental Implications of the Ethiopian Drought
The effects of the El Niño event have absolutely devastated the Horn of Africa, particularly Ethiopia. The country has experienced its worst drought in over 50 years.
Read MoreBolivian Lake Dries Up, El Niño to Blame
The Bolivian government has asked for approximately $140 million in aid to be able to take measures to rebuild the Poopo watershed, but most critics are saying that it is far too late to save the lake.
Read MoreCOP21 Delegates Reach Final Climate Change Draft Agreement
French President Francois Hollande set the deadline for noon on December 6 to have a simplified and bare text that would be ready for the foreign ministers who are set to arrive over the weekend, according to the New York Times.
Read MoreWho Will Fund the Climate Change Agreement?
A major basis for Republican dissent is that President Obama oversteps his constitutional powers by promising funds or negotiating global deals without congressional approval, regardless of subject matter. Those in opposition to the GOP argue that lawmakers do not vote on deals, but on treaties, which require Senate ratification.
Read MoreChina Invests in Coal on the Eve of Paris Climate Summit
This “coal boom” shows that China is holding on to a centralized investment-driven growth system, disregarding the promises of government leaders to move towards an economic model based on consumer spending, as reported by the New York Times.
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