The articles are everywhere. Climate change is here. Rightfully so, because the figures and data reveal that Earth’s climate is undeniably changing, and in-all-likelihood, changing for the bad. But do you actually believe it? And if you do believe, exactly how important is climate change to you? A recent poll conducted by the United Nations shed light on both those questions. According to the poll, which surveyed 6.5-million people across the globe, climate change is at the … [Read more...]
A 116-page report released Sunday by a United Nations panel described climate change as undeniably transparent and its effects as unparalleled. The report, put together by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, concluded that human influence on our climate is undeniable. It cited population and economic growth as contributors to growing greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, the earth has and will continue to warm at dangerous levels. Additionally, the report referenced emaciated … [Read more...]
A major report from the UN has warned that the effects of global warming are set to be ‘severe, pervasive and irreversible’. Scientists meeting in Japan have delivered what is described as the most comprehensive assessment to date of climate change and its effects. Some of the impacts discussed including higher risks of flooding and crop yields changing due to water availability. Humans can adapt to some of these changes but only within certain limits. The building of sea walls and … [Read more...]
On December 10, Uruguay became the first nation in the world to make cultivation and sale of marijuana legal. The bill narrowly passed the nation’s senate and will turn the marijuana trade into a state-run market. President Jose Mujica still has to sign the bill that allows the state drug control agency to operate a national marijuana market, beginning in April 2014. The agency will have 120 days to develop the rules and protocols for the government’s monitoring of production, sales and … [Read more...]
Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s Foreign Minister, has announced this weekend that Germany will not take part in possible military action against Syria. Instead Germany, in a position also shared with Russia, has promoted a potential United Nations’ inquiry as to whether chemical weapons have been actually used in Syria and, if so, what penalties should be imposed. The US President Barack Obama has recently asked permission from Congress to make a limited military strike against Syria in … [Read more...]
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