The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Average global temperatures have risen every decade since the 1970s. Extreme weather events – droughts, floods and major typhoons – are becoming more common and destroying farmlands. China’s already stressed water resources are drying out even further. Glaciers, permafrost and sea ice are disappearing, while sea levels are rising and coral reefs dying. The impacts of climate change are already responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, and damaging ecosystems
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Who saves the rescuers? In China, local communities model flood response cooperation: Greenpeace response
Beijing – After three rounds of intense rainfall over two weeks, areas of Guizhou province in southwestern China experienced intense flooding, including in Rongjiang, Congjiang, Danzhai, and Leishan, among others,…
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Big Oil Sold Us Guilt–We’re Giving It Back with a Comedy Beast Named Betty
They’ve spent decades telling us to “turn off the lights.” Meanwhile, they kept drilling. The Big Oil company BP popularized the idea of your personal carbon footprint. We’re turning it…
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Small farms, big challenge: Greenpeace report analyzes climate change’s impact on farming communities in China
Beijing – As farmers around China respond to climate change’s impact on their livelihood, including rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, climate disasters, and seasonal changes, among others, a new report…