by Charlotte Varnes | Jan 13, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON –– Global average temperatures reached their sixth highest of all-time in 2021, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Thursday. “We’ve reached a point where this global warming data that we’re talking about is no longer...
by Mikayla Denault | Dec 1, 2021 | Education
ARLINGTON, Va. — Students usually worry about schoolwork and tests, but the looming threat of climate change adds additional stress to children’s futures. “We need to educate, we need to step up and we need to really ensure that our planet is protected and we’re...
by Medill News Service | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock one minute closer to midnight. The clock, which now stands at five minutes until midnight, was changed due to concerns over the threats ofexpanded nuclear power and grave environmental dangers due to...
by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The global think tank World Resources Institute hosted its ninth annual “Stories to Watch” event at the National Press Club on Tuesday, connecting trends and observations from last year to predict the key environmental issues of 2012. Manish Bapna,...
by Chris Kirk | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Policymakers who ignore or trivialize global climate change are pushing humanity closer to extinction, according to an organization of scientists and diplomats. Lamenting the failure of policymakers worldwide to ease nuclear tensions and curb...