Climate Change

YouTube has been “actively promoting” videos containing misinformation about climate change, a report released Thursday by campaign group Avaaz claims, despite recent policy changes by the platform intended to drive users away from harmful content and conspir…

A new report from global activism nonprofit Avaaz reveals that YouTube’s algorithms are running ads from major brands on climate-change misinformation videos. In total, Avaaz identified 108 brands that were having their ads associated with climate change misinformation videos, including Samsung, L’Oréal, Decathlon, Danone, Warner Bros., and Carrefour.Worse, Avaaz found…

An estimated 2,135 additional people could die every year in the United States as a result of climate change-related injuries like assaults, drownings and falls, if temperatures rise 2°C over current long-term averages, according to findings published in Natu…

For the first time ever, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has declared environmental issues as the worlds top long-term risks. The international organization isnt just recognizing the deadly, terrifyingclimate crisis as a huge global threat, though. The repor…

For the past four months, the fight against climate change has gotten a boost from an unexpected source: Jane Fonda. Since October, the 82-year-old actress and political activist has organized weekly protests outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, to prot…

Australia’s wildfires are burning with such intensity that they’re sparking contained, small-scale weather systems. Thunderstorms triggered by atmospheric disturbance might at first seem to offer relief in the form of raindrops, but instead, bolts of lightning can strike nearby trees and spread the fire even further than before.Wired UKThis story…

The first full week of the new decade is about to wrap, and it's already been stressful with serious issues in Iran and surprises like Megxit. Now, we have to deal with the manifestation of the climate crisis in our respective cities. Take those in North Tex…

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(CNN)Thousands of activists marched in several major cities across Australia on Friday, calling on the government to act on the climate crisis and do more to stop the bushfires that continue to ravage large swathes of the country.The protests, organized by national student organization Uni Students for Climate Justice, were…

Australia’s wildfires—which, since September, have burned 17.9 million acres of the continent—have not only turned skies vermillion and made breathing the air a health hazard, they have also claimed the lives of an estimated 27 people and 1 billion animals. T…