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For both developed and developing economies, recovering from extreme climate events requires measures that address systemic challenges and empower communities to build a better future.
A philosopher and mother argues parents must attempt to tackle the problems caused by climate change – for their kids. Not doing so is like ‘reading them a bedtime story while the house burns down’.
Artillery shelling, stressed-out technicians and power supply disruptions increase the chances of catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest.
The world held its collective breath as Russian troops battled Ukrainian forces at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The battle is over and no radiation escaped, but the danger is far from over.
Understanding the evolutionary roots of what draws us to delusions of legacy and distractions of leisure will help us address the environmental challenges of the 21st century.
When the Aral Sea dried up, it was called the “world’s worst environmental disaster”. We’re witnessing its equivalent in Africa.
Despite its magnitude, the response to the Montara oil spill did not receive the publicity of other offshore oil disasters like the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Professor of Engineering and International Relations, University of Southern California
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Chingiz Gutseriev Fellow, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Oxford; Monash University
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Postgraduate student, Curtin University
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Professor of Biology, Queen's University, Ontario
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Head of Section & Academic Officer, Institute for Environment & Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University