Shipping produces about 3% of global emissions, more than all US coal plants. a DW News video by Christian Caurla.
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Even if we slow the climate crisis, our infrastructure isn’t up to the task of meeting the extreme weather to come. An Al Jazeera AJ+ video by Hangda Zhang.
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“Migrants,” a short film by Zoé Devise, Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, and Lucas Lermytte of France’s Pôle 3D school, 2021. Read their interview here.
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Decades of fire suppression and prevention practices have made forest fires even worse. A Vox video by Kimberly Mas.
Related:
“The hidden consequences of fire suppression,” U.S. Forest Service
“Wildfire: Let It Burn,” NotionsCapital
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Have you heard this one? A dinosaur walks into the UN General Assembly and says “Don’t Choose Extinction.” Just in time for the 2021 United Nations climate change conference (COP 26). And Halloween.
A message from the UNDP, which opposes the world’s $423 billion annual government fossil fuel subsidies. Read about it here.
More:
“Frankie the Dinosaur tells world not to ‘choose extinction’ in U.N. video urging climate action,” Amy Cheng, Washington Post
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As their ice sheet hunting grounds melt due to global warming, polar bears are moving inland, and mating with the grizzly bears that live there.
More:
“Polar Bear-Grizzly Hybrids, Aka Pizzly Bears, May Be Growing More Common Due to Climate Crisis,” Alyse Stanley, Earther
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Eunice Foote, a pioneer in the field of climate change, wrote about the heat-trapping effects of CO2 in 1856. She was ignored by history, perhaps because she also wrote about womens rights. A BBC video, animated by Peter Caires.
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Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? A Kurzgesagt (“In a Nutshell”) video.
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Coffee is grown by nearly 125 million farmers, from Latin America to Africa to Asia. As man-made climate change warms the atmosphere in places like Colombia, experts estimate the amount of land that can sustain coffee will fall 50 percent by 2050. It’s a crisis for consumers and cultivators alike. A Vox video.
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Antarctica’s remote Thwaites Glacier is the size of Florida. This “Doomsday Glacier” could be on the verge of a rapid collapse. A Vox video by Sam Ellis, Dion Lee, Joss Fong, and Melissa Hirsch.
Related:
“Italian homes evacuated over risk of Mont Blanc glacier collapse,” Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian
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