by Omega | May 22, 2024 | Polycrisis
It represents the end of established narratives and understandings, stretching from geopolitical rules to the biophysical basis of the planet itself. With old trajectories seemingly out of reach, speculation about the future has enjoyed a Renaissance — predicting...
by Omega | May 22, 2024 | Environment
Since January, swathes of southern Africa have been suffering from a severe drought, which has destroyed crops, spread disease and caused mass hunger. But its causes have raised tough questions for the new UN fund for climate change losses. Joe Lo Read full article by...
by Omega | May 22, 2024 | Environment
“There is an element of climate change that’s contributing to these conditions that we find ourselves in, but there’s also a very strong human-built environment element — a governance element, a politics element, and a mismanagement element of both the natural and the...
by Omega | May 21, 2024 | Environment
 Well before summer’s inferno tightens its grip, the early arrival of extreme heat is already threatening a humanitarian emergency across the farmlands and urban slums of Southeast Asia. Record-shattering temperatures have ravaged crops, triggered health emergencies...
by Omega | May 21, 2024 | Environment
2023 was an exceptional year with climate records tumbling like dominoes. Not only is 2023 the warmest year on record, but it is also the first year with all days over 1°C warmer than the preindustrial period. Temperatures during 2023 likely exceed those of any period...
by Omega | May 21, 2024 | Environment
The firm’s latest report, titled ‘Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities Report’, shows that the production of copper, cobalt and lithium minerals crucial for the clean energy transition could face significant or higher drought risk by 2050 under a high-emissions...
by Omega | May 21, 2024 | Environment
Summers and heatwaves in Europe will be even more sweltering than feared. The regional climate models relied on by planners greatly underestimate summer heat because they don’t factor in more intense sunshine due to falling air pollution, a study has shown. “If...
by Omega | May 21, 2024 | Environment
Extreme heat has gripped much of south and south-east Asia over recent weeks, killing dozens of people, forcing millions of students to miss school and destroying crops. Both the Philippines and Bangladesh shut schools due to the unbearable heat last month,...
by Omega | May 21, 2024 | Polycrisis
Adam Tooze — the Columbia scholar and FT contributor — coined the term polycrisis in late 2022. His idea was that the world is faced with so many crises that there is a genuine risk they could spill into each other and merge. His analogy was to the firestorms that...
by Omega | May 21, 2024 | Resilience
Communities have the potential to function effectively and adapt successfully in the aftermath of disasters. Drawing upon literatures in several disciplines, we present a theory of resilience that encompasses contemporary understandings of stress, adaptation,...
