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🎙️ @GenerationCO2 and @RainnWilson joined @LindaLacina on #MeettheLeader to discuss @ArcticBasecamp's mission. Listen to the episode here: bit.ly/46YGmuM#Davos2024 #WEF #wef2024
Switzerland is losing its glaciers, and we’re not talking about it enough.
Arctic warming is altering the weather in the area, causing snowfall patterns to change. How long before these breathtaking white giants will not be covered in snow anymore?
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Arctic shipping is booming. More and more ships are choosing the Northern Sea Route. However, this increases black carbon emissions by 79%, contributing to more Arctic warming.
Will Arctic routes become more popular regardless?
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Climate policy that excludes Indigenous leadership is incomplete. Health policy that ignores Indigenous knowledge is ineffective.
Effective climate and health policies depends on respecting Indigenous rights and sharing decision-making power.
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78.8% of rivers are losing oxygen, fish and biodiversity are decreasing consequentially.
We must reduce river and carbon pollution. With low oxygen levels in the rivers, our water quality decreases.
What can we do about this?
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Arctic sea ice minimum has been called by the @NSIDC: 4.60 million km² (about 26% below the 1981–2010 average). This is the 10th lowest recorded in 48 years, tying with 2025.
Follow what’s happening in the polar region: globalclimaterisks.org/categ…
The snow is melting and permasfrost is thawing.
This can actually contribute to Greenhouse gas emissions emissions and other hazards, like ground instability, release of new pathogens.
How will the landscape we know now change?
Let's find out together: globalclimaterisks.org/insig…
A UK survey shows that 95.6% of healthcare workers considered their workplace at least uncomfortably warm - some indoor facilities hit 45°C.
We need to start treating heat as a predictable and recurring risk worth planning for.
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Heat and air pollution aren't separate problems. They're feeding each other. During Europe’s June heatwave alone, nearly 2 out of 3 EU residents were exposed to harmful levels ozone pollution!
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The Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Spreading! 🦠
The Vibrio vulnificus can cause severe infections, and the U.S. health authorities are warning swimmers and seafood lovers about it.
Want to learn what you should be careful about and how to be prepared?
Read: edition.cnn.com/2026/08/09/h…
El Niño is coming back stronger than before. This years' El Niño is on track to become one of the strongest since 1950 (according NOAA).
Everything is tightly connected: the poles, the tropics, your wallet & your pantry. 🌾
Read more: globalclimaterisks.org/insig…
The “Snow Eaters” have approached Western US, new kind of heatwave is making snow melt faster and earlier in the year. Temperatures are staying above freezing both day and night for 3 to 5 days, which causes snowpack to melt and disappear.
Read about it: globalclimaterisks.org/insig…
🧊Icebergs are born from glaciers. But glaciers themselves are disappearing fast, because the Arctic is heating nearly 4x faster than the rest of the planet, driving atmospheric and ocean temperatures up.
Draw your iceberg: globalclimaterisks.org/resou…
June–July 2026 heatwaves were a foreseeable public health disaster, driven by climate change and inadequate preparedness.
Investing in adaptation and mitigation is a public health and economic necessity.
Read more: planetaryhealthalliance.org/…
🌡️ 13 million people are affected by extreme weather and climate-related events in 2025, according to the WMO State of the Climate in Africa 2025 report.
And the beloved glaciers, like the one of Mt. Kenya, are also shrinking!
Lear more: globalclimaterisks.org/insig…
🇬🇧 The UK is COOKING... for the fifth time 🔥
The fifth heatwave of the summer is approaching the UK. The heat isn't just uncomfortable: it's a health risk, a wildfire risk, a water crisis and much more.
Learn more: globalclimaterisks.org/insig…
🌊 Some coastlines are not just being swallowed by water, the ground beneath them is sinking as well.
But there are solutions: we need governments to work together to adapt our cities today for the future that's already knocking at the door.
Read more: sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
The Arctic it's losing its cool! 🥵
The region surrounding the Arctic recently reached 32°C (90°F), a new record that’s never reached before. This affects everyone. From the food systems to human health, even far beyond the polar region. 🌏
Read more: globalclimaterisks.org/insig…
