By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The World Meteorological Organization has issued its annual report on the 22 countries of the Arab world, covering last…
By Steve Brooks & Olivia Heffernan , Originally Published on Truthout As droughts, extreme heat, and other climate disasters increasingly plague California, people throughout the state have been subject to…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian landed himself in hot water on November 6 by broaching the possibility of having to…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American Meteorological Society has issued its annual climate report, this one summarizing changes in 2024 now that all…
As the climate warms, new data shows huge swaths of land across the globe are quickly drying, threatening humanity’s supply of fresh water.
Author Eiren Caffall joins Chris Hedges to discuss her novel and memoir, and the consequences of a society unable to accept its own mortality.
After climate-driven L.A. fires, “rancid” politics and fear of job loss, gas prices, slows momentum to confront industry.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA…
The wildfires in California replicate the massive fire storms in the boreal forest in Canada and Siberia, the lungs of the earth. Our addiction to fossil fuel has ignited an…
"There is no 'firefighting' in these kinds of conditions," said one meteorologist. "There is only saving as many lives as possible and getting the heck out of the fire's way."
Looking for Hope in Hard Places and Hard Times.
The fossil fuel industry, and the politician class they own, have no intention of halting the ecocide. As the climate crisis worsens, so do the laws and security measures to…
By Alfred McCoy / TomDispatch Once upon a time in America, we could all argue about whether or not U.S. global power was declining. Now, most observers have little doubt…
