Impacts of Ecocide and Climate Change

Images & articles that illustrate the devastating human-caused changes in our environment
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Beavers are driving methane release and warming the Arctic, say scientists | Animals | The Guardian
The creeping threat of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt | Oceans | The Guardian

Invasive species & balance

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Increased seismic activity

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World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Interlinked impacts

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Chile widens state of emergency as raging wildfires leave four dead | Chile | The Guardian

Extreme heat

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The Age of the Great Dying is Beginning | by umair haque | Jul, 2021 | Eudaimonia and Co

Population decline

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Plasticosis: The New Disease You Should Know About | by Will Lockett | Predict | Mar, 2023 | Medium
10 Effects Of Global Warming On Pregnant Women And Birth Defects | by Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten | Nov, 2022 | Medium
10 Effects Of Global Warming On Pregnant Women And Birth Defects | by Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten | Nov, 2022 | Medium

Disease & pandemics

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Mass Climate Migration Is Coming | WIRED UK

Migration and displacement

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Drought and crops

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3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disasters in past year – survey | US news | The Guardian

Extreme winds

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Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts | Water | The Guardian
Investigative journalism from Greenpeace UK - Unearthed
‘We were eating, drinking, breathing the oil’: the villagers who stood up to big oil – and won | Nigeria | The Guardian

Extraction and land use

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‘Like a sun on Earth’: Las Vegas warning if dazzling venue built in London’s East End | London | The Guardian
‘It stinks’: Windermere plagued by blue-green algae as ‘toxic as cobra venom’ | Lake District | The Guardian

Pollution

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Twice as Much Land in Developing Nations Will be Swamped by Rising Seas than Previously Projected, New Research Shows - Inside Climate News
‘Everything’s gone’: eerie silence on Enid Street provides a glimpse into Australia’s climate future | Queensland | The Guardian
New Zealand authorities warn more heavy rain to hit flooded South Island | New Zealand | The Guardian

Floods and rainfall

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In stark contrast: the warming of Europe’s ski resorts – photo essay | Climate crisis | The Guardian
‘Like an oilwell in your back yard’: Irish people turn to cutting peat to save on energy bills | Ireland | The Guardian

Costs and economic losses

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Cacti replacing snow on Swiss mountainsides due to global heating | Plants | The Guardian
Revealed: how climate breakdown is supercharging toll of extreme weather | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Revealed: how climate breakdown is supercharging toll of extreme weather | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Evidence of change

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Samoa PM urges world to save Pacific people from climate crisis obliteration | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Impacts on culture and society

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Death in the marshes: environmental calamity hits Iraq’s unique wetlands | Iraq | The Guardian

Natural heritage loss

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‘We are in an era of megafires’: new tactics demanded as wildfires intensify across South America | Wildfires | The Guardian

Forests and fire

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Sea levels and coasts

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Tipping points and feedback

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Biodiversity loss

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Flying insect numbers have plunged by 60% since 2004, GB survey finds | Insects | The Guardian

Insect decline

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Take it from a Canadian, ticks aren’t nice – and climate change means they’re thriving in the UK | Stephen Buranyi | The Guardian
UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ for impacts of climate crisis | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Climate impacts in UK

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Why 2023 Was Such A Haunting Year For Antarctica — And What to Expect | by Ricky Lanusse | The Environment | Feb, 2024 | Medium
Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’ | Antarctica | The Guardian
Research institute NIWA predicts many of country’s most important glaciers will be gone within the decade

Glaciers and polar ice

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‘We are in an era of megafires’: new tactics demanded as wildfires intensify across South America | Wildfires | The Guardian Vina Del Mar, Paris Climate, Rescue Workers, South American Countries, Central Area, Fire Brigade, Seaside Resort, Forest Fire, Photos Of The Week
‘We are in an era of megafires’: new tactics demanded as wildfires intensify across South America
‘We are in an era of megafires’: new tactics demanded as wildfires intensify across South America | Wildfires | The Guardian
Why 2023 Was Such A Haunting Year For Antarctica — And What to Expect | by Ricky Lanusse | The Environment | Feb, 2024 | Medium Nature Images, Nature Photos, Drones, Free Background Images, Beach Wallpaper, Abstract Wallpaper, Scenery Wallpaper, Nature Wallpaper, Wallpaper Backgrounds
Why 2023 Was An Haunting Year For Antarctica — And What to Expect
Why 2023 Was Such A Haunting Year For Antarctica — And What to Expect | by Ricky Lanusse | The Environment | Feb, 2024 | Medium
Beavers are driving methane release and warming the Arctic, say scientists | Animals | The Guardian North American Beaver, North Slope, Landscape Engineer, Northern Canada, Arctic Tundra, Nasa Images, Aerial Images, Methane, Climate Change Effects
Beaver ponds may exacerbate warming in Arctic, scientists say
Beavers are driving methane release and warming the Arctic, say scientists | Animals | The Guardian
Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’ | Antarctica | The Guardian Nature Climate Change, Global Weather, University Of Southampton, University Of Colorado Boulder, Southern Ocean, Sea Level Rise, Deforestation, Change Image, Greenhouse Gases
Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’
Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’ | Antarctica | The Guardian
World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say | Climate crisis | The Guardian Economic Terms, Us Senate, Paris Agreement, Rio Grande Do Sul, Our Environment, Uncharted, Global Warming, The Guardian
World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say
World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say | Climate crisis | The Guardian
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Weather changes causing chaos for UK flora and fauna, says National Trust audit
Weather changes causing chaos for UK flora and fauna, says National Trust audit
Weather changes causing chaos for UK flora and fauna, says National Trust audit
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Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
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‘The complete murder of our young’: India counts cost of another polluting Diwali on a generation of children
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Earth close to ‘risk tipping points’ that will damage our ability to deal with climate crisis, warns UN
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‘Mutilating the tree of life’: Wildlife loss accelerating, scientists warn
‘Mutilating the tree of life’: Wildlife loss accelerating, scientists warn
‘Mutilating the tree of life’: Wildlife loss accelerating, scientists warn
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World meteorologists point to ‘vicious cycle’ of heatwaves and air pollution
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Tropical forests face ‘massive leaf death’ from global heating, study finds
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Extreme water stress faced by countries home to quarter of world population
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Orange juice prices to surge as US crops ravaged by disease and climate
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Firefighters battle blaze raging for fourth day in southern Portugal
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‘Virtually certain’ extreme Antarctic events will get worse without drastic action, scientists warn
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record
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Why scientists are using the word scary over the climate crisis
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First stage of abrupt climate catastrophe has begun by crossing Arctic tipping point
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Ocean heat is off the charts – here’s what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world
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Terrifying New Study Finds That Ocean Currents Will Soon Collapse
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The South American capital with a week’s worth of water left
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Before the flood: how much longer will the Thames Barrier protect London?
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‘Coastal squeeze’: the fight to save shoreline habitats from rising tides
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‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise
‘Coastal squeeze’: the fight to save shoreline habitats from rising tides
‘Coastal squeeze’: the fight to save shoreline habitats from rising tides
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The sudden warming of Britain’s seas will tear through ocean life like a wildfire | Philip Hoare
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The “Green Energy” Decimating Indigenous Communities