Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau. | Photo Credit: AFP The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 29 is expected to adopt a resolution calling for a top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change, an “unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions.” Pushed for years by Vanuatu and Pacific islander youth, the measure asks … Read more
Fresh outdoor air is always cleaner and better unless you are allergic to the budding blooms which can lead to runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing or wheezing. This is especially true when the pollen season is in full swing. Adding to your woes, now climate change is making these allergies worse. While the pollen season … Read more
The impact of a warming planet will no longer be limited to sea-level rises, biodiversity loss, or increased risks of disease. The ongoing climate crisis could lead to humans shrinking in size, a palaeontologist has warned. The expert said humans might begin to evolve to adapt to rising global temperatures since mammals with smaller frames … Read more
“Nevertheless, these clear results are quite encouraging,” Seger said. The findings “show that many people are ready to consider the climate crisis in their everyday decisions, even in contexts where they only want to have a nice time and enjoy their meal.” Seger noted that for this to work, restaurants will need to … Read more
Be it local conditions or the ever-worsening climate crisis, India is witnessing one of the hottest April this year. From the National Capital Delhi to Maharashtra, heatwave is sweeping the country with regions witnessing sharp increase in weather-related diseases. This year, India experienced its first episode of heatwave in March when the temperature rose sharply … Read more
The theme of this year’s Earth Hour is ‘Shape Our Future’. The BSES has appealed to its over 46 lakh consumers and city residents to switch-off their electrical appliances and non-essential lighting fixtures from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm to observe ‘Earth Hour’ on Saturday. Earth Hour is a global environmental movement of the World … Read more
Firstly, 120,000 premises will come into the footprint, people previously served by satellite will be able to get the NBN fixed wireless. It will go to a speed of 100 megabits per second and over 750,000 premises. 85% will get a speed of 250 megabits per second. Upload speed Inverarity crease in 20 meg bites … Read more
4.44am GMT 04:44 National Covid-19 update Here are the latest coronavirus numbers from around Australia today, as the country records at least 30 deaths from Covid 19: ACT Deaths: 0 Cases: 794 In hospital: 35 (with two people in ICU) NSW Deaths: two Cases: 9,466 In hospital: 1,000 (with 42 people in ICU) South Australia … Read more
Good morning, everyone! It’s Matilda Boseley here, back on the blog with you this morning. I hope you all had a relaxing weekend and are ready for another week of news. At least parliament is over for the year, so I mean, the news can’t be that bad! Right? Right! First up, if you are … Read more
The documentary is currently being screened at the Climate Crisis Film Festival. (Instagram/Neelima Vallangi) During Neelima Vallangi’s third visit to Nepal for a travel writing-cum-photography project in 2018, she heard about glacial lake outburst floods and the impact of climate change on the Nepali people. Climate anxiety hit her hard as she read and researched … Read more