The Link Between Extreme Weather and Climate Change November 13, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment Climate and weather are not the same thing. But climate change is making extreme weather events even more extreme. How do scientists pick apart how much stronger a storm is or how much hotter a heat wave is due to climate change and global warming?
New Study Reveals Massive Decline in North American Bird Population November 12, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment In 2018, people brought a record number of injured wild birds, more than 6,000, to New Jersey’s Raptor Trust for treatment. The organization said there are so many of these challenges in navigating the world that these birds now have to deal with because of their proximity to humans. The journal Science looked at almost five decades of data, discovering that one in four birds in North America, around 3 billion in total, have been lost since 1970. CGTN’s Nick Harper reports on what experts want to do about it.
Building Climate Resilience for Uganda’s Wetlands November 12, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment GCF is working with UNDP to bolster Uganda’s climate resilience by helping to keep its wetland ecosystems intact.