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Bookmark or Share- Madagascar is suffering from a climate change famineSenior Reporter, Quartz. Madagascar is suffering from famine caused by climate change, in spite of only contributing 0.01% of all the carbon dioxide generated from 1933-2019. Due to rising temperatures, the country is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years. The impact of the drought on farming is leading to hunger and food shortages.
- 10 of this year’s best pictures on the environmentPhotographers have captured some of the biggest moments of the year - here’s just a snapshot of Reuters’ 60 Pictures of the year: Environment. 1. Locust plague in Africa. Huge swarms of desert locusts raised fears about food security during East Africa’s growing season this year.
- Here's how CO2 emissions have changed since 1900This article is part of: Centre for Nature and Climate. This graphic shows the changes in global fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions between 1900 and 2020. Before the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840), emissions were very low, but with the increased use of fossil fuels to power machines, emissions rose to 6 billion tonnes of CO₂ per year by ...
- This is how rising CO2 levels will impact climate change | World ...Scientists are getting closer to working out the exact impact that the rising CO2 levels will have on climate change. The research has led to increased certainty that global warming could bring very severe impacts and risks worldwide. These advances provide a much more solid base of evidence on which climate change policy can be further developed.
- How can we control locust swarms? | World Economic ForumAt best, these local measures will prevent locusts from reaching a particular area, but can do little to halt the progress of the swarm. Currently, the most commonly used control is insecticide. Sprayed from land or aerial vehicles, whole swarms can be targeted in relatively short periods of time.
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