April 20, 2022 – When Rachel Lendner, a 52-year-old health educator based in Teaneck, NJ, heard that this February was the warmest in history, her heart skipped a beat. “I have a physical reaction of anxiety to hearing about climate change,” she says, in part because she is a parent. “What are we doing to … 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
12.10pm GMT12:10 Floods could lead to country-wide shortages and price surges Oliver Holmes There are concerns that the catastrophic flooding in British Columbia could see Canadians in other parts of the country face higher prices and shortages in the coming weeks. The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest port but has been cut off due … Read more
Extinction Rebellion’s message is simple: the Cop26 climate summit was bullshit, and Australia’s contribution stunk most of all. Not only did the Morrison Government take a weak, non-binding ‘plan’ with no new policies or mandates, it also refused to sign global pledges aimed at limiting methane emissions and phasing out fossil fuel production. Instead, the … Read more
Sheriffs say person killed by falling tree in Prairieville as city of New Orleans falls back on power generators after network fails Report: New Orleans loses power as category 4 storm hits 5.32am BST More than one million customers in Louisiana are without power, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks outages. The energy company Entergy earlier … Read more
Total monsoon rainfall has remained largely unchanged, meaning that it rains heavily when it rains or not at all when it doesn’t Extreme events will intensify and become more frequent if current projections are taken into account, said India Meteorological Department Director-General Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra. Speaking to The Indian Express, He attributed the rise in global … Read more