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Today, Tuvalu. Tomorrow, the entire world
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 15/07/2025
» Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last month's big change saw the creation of the world's first climate-change visas. It's a way of giving potential climate refugees some hope and some dignity, and it would certainly be an improvement on the current migration mess.
Discover fascinating Cyprus with Siam Society
Life, Published on 07/07/2025
» Siam Society is holding a study trip to explore the fascinating history, breathtaking landscapes and diverse culture of Cyprus, from Oct 9-17.
Meltdown: Swiss glaciers hit annual tipping point weeks early
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» GENEVA - The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland’s glaciers has already melted away, a monitoring service said, with Friday marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as “glacier loss day”.
Macron, on Greenland visit, berates Trump for threats against the territory
AFP, Published on 15/06/2025
» NUUK - French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland, as he made a visit to the Danish autonomous territory.
May was world's second-hottest on record
Reuters, Published on 11/06/2025
» BRUSSELS —The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began this year, a month in which climate change fuelled a record-breaking heatwave in Greenland, scientists said on Wednesday.
Small amounts of big flavour
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/06/2025
» In a traditional city like York in the UK, it is surprising to find that one of the most innovative restaurants is one with Asian sprinklings.
Thai undertaker sells gold recovered after cremations
Online Reporters, Published on 05/06/2025
» An elderly undertaker in Thailand has received more than 50,000 baht after selling gold collected from the remains of the deceased, according to a video posted on 4 June by TikTok user @namobanchangtongdaengso0.
It's time to go geoengineering on climate issue
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 05/06/2025
» This is the second anniversary of the arrival of the emergency but practically nobody is mentioning it. Instead people are choosing to worry about more familiar problems like global trade wars, the rise of fascism and genocidal wars. It's kind of a global displacement activity: if we don't mention it, maybe it will go away.
Officials catch 'toxic waste kingpin'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/06/2025
» A major figure behind the illegal trade of hazardous waste has been caught operating three companies involved in processing and exporting toxic industrial dust in violation of multiple laws, the Ministry of Industry said.
Dire sea level rise foreseen even if climate targets met
AFP, Published on 20/05/2025
» PARIS - Rising seas will severely test humanity’s resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy the odds and cap global warming at the ambitious 1.5 degrees Celsius target, researchers said on Tuesday.