29/11/2018 - Discuss Earth

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It's Not Just America: Climate Policies Are Stumbling Worldwide

According to the UN, most major polluters are not on track to meet their Paris goals. But critics say that accounting may be too pessimistic.

The Atlantic

Brace Yourselves for El Niño Likely in 2019 - EcoWatch

There is a 75-80 percent chance of an El Niño developing by February, the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced. The last time we had an El Niño was in 2015-2016, which caused extreme weather-related events around the world and pushed atmospheric concentrations of CO2 to 400 parts per million for the first time.

EcoWatch

UN: Nations Must Triple Action to Avoid Disastrous Climate Change - EcoWatch

Despite national pledges to curb planet-warming emissions, the current pace of government action is "insufficient" to limit global warming to well below 2 C this century, much less the more ambitious 1.5 C target, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) determined in its 2018 Emissions Gap Report. "Increased emissions and lagging action

EcoWatch

At Least 1 Million Bees Found Dead in Cape Town - EcoWatch

Beekeepers in and around Cape Town, South Africa are facing significant losses of their pollinators in recent weeks. The mass deaths have been linked to an insecticide called fipronil that was likely incorrectly used by the area's wine farmers. About 100 hives were affected and between 1 million and 1.5 million bees died.

EcoWatch