The Gulf Coast—a critical hotspot for extreme weather events—would benefit the most from a strategic plan designed to phase out fossil fuels and invest in jobs, communities, and resilience.
When we allow oil and gas companies to continue to drive us deeper into climate chaos, it is not just a tragedy for our natural world. Coral reefs feed millions of people and provide livelihoods for countless more. The increasing human and economic costs of the climate and biodiversity crises should be a warning that prompts swift and decisive action.
What makes whales so important? It’s actually a number of reasons. Undoubtedly these are amazing animals in their own right, with complex social structures, and even their own types of culture. And many of the ways that whales amaze us are the very reasons they help keep oceans healthy.
Apocalyptic scenes from Australia have shown the devastation being caused by the raging fires. Lives have been lost and thousands forced to flee their homes as millions of hectares have been consumed. Wildlife has also perished in the flames. But how has climate change made the fires so bad, and what is being done to prevent them?
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