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Are the climate and coronavirus crises really so alike?

Business Green

What happens if sea levels rise and five mega-storms make US landfall in the same year? What happens if harvests fail completely and repeatedly across North Africa, the Gulf, and Latin America sparking a level of migration towards Europe and North America completely unprecedented in human history?

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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours

DeSmogBlog

Heatwaves are scorching Europe, the United States, North Africa, Siberia, and some parts of the Middle East and China. The month before, extreme rainfall and floods in South Africa killed more than 400 people. Last month, the worst heatwave ever recorded hit Japan. The backlash [from deniers] was intense.

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The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 Years Left”

Andrew Winston

The year 2018 brought extreme change — in weather and environmental ecosystems, in political winds and power, and in the expectations of business. Other studies tell us that sea level rise is going to be worse than we thought, Antarctica is melting three times faster than a decade ago, and Greenland is losing ice quickly as well.