Climate Change Awareness

US says efforts to slow climate change will continue – even under Trump

Scientists are "virtually certain" that 2024 will be the warmest year on record. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European agency, made the announcement, reinforcing predictions made earlier in the year. It comes as world leaders gather in Azerbaijan for the United Nations' annual climate conference. As our Sally Patterson reports.

12 November, 2024 81

Africa

Kenya’s ambitious read-aloud event aims for a world record with 300,000 participant

By Seth Onyango, bird story agency More than 300,000 young voices echoed across over 3,000 schools in Kenya, all reading aloud in unison in an historic attempt to break the world record for the most people reading aloud from the same text, simultaneously. From 8:30 am to 9:00 am on Friday (July 12), learners from various regions participated in this ambitious endeavour, aiming to surpass the […]

12 July, 2024 79

Environment

Online search queries related to “climate anxiety” have increased

Online search queries related to "climate anxiety" have risen, according to data gathered by Google. Studies also suggest that women are more affected by climate anxiety than men. The rise of wildfires, floods, and droughts around the world are just some of the highly visible signs of climate change. According to the BBC, what is reported less is the impact of climate change on human minds. Climate anxiety - defined […]

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