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    ‘Climate Emergency’ Named Oxford Word of the Year

    ‘Climate Emergency’ Named Oxford Word of the Year

    By Jessica Corbett Climate advocates and experts celebrated Oxford Dictionaries’ announcement Wednesday that “climate emergency” is the Oxford Word of the Year 2019. Oxford defines climate emergency as “a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.” The term beat out […]

    Viral Video Shows Woman Rescuing Koala From Australian Bushfires

    Viral Video Shows Woman Rescuing Koala From Australian Bushfires

    More than 350 koalas may have died in the wildfires raging near the Australian town of Port Macquarie in New South Wales, but one got a chance at survival after a woman risked her life to carry him to safety. In a video shared by Nine News Australia Tuesday, the koala was shown walking towards […]

    945 Toxic Waste Sites at Risk of Disaster From Climate Crisis

    945 Toxic Waste Sites at Risk of Disaster From Climate Crisis

    The climate crisis has put at least 945 designated toxic waste sites at severe risk of disaster from escalating wildfires, floods, rising seas and other climate-related disasters, according to a new study from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO), as the AP reported. The country’s most contaminated spots that pose an imminent threat to human […]

    Amazon Deforestation Rate Highest in 11 Years

    Amazon Deforestation Rate Highest in 11 Years

    The deforestation rate in Brazil‘s Amazon rainforest is at its highest in more than a decade, CNN reported Tuesday. The latest figures come from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Using satellite data, the agency concluded that the forest lost 9,762 square kilometers (approximately 3,769 square miles) in the year leading up to July […]