Environmental migration
In 2005, the United Nations claimed that by 2010 there would be 50 million ‘climate refugees’. This claim has been a mainstay of the argument for… Read More »Environmental migration
In 2005, the United Nations claimed that by 2010 there would be 50 million ‘climate refugees’. This claim has been a mainstay of the argument for… Read More »Environmental migration
Green campaigners have argued climate change is already making people poorer and will increase rates of poverty. They argue similarly that solving the problem of… Read More »Poverty
Claims that storms damage property and civil infrastructure, largely driven by dramatic news coverage of extreme weather events, have created the misunderstanding that these events… Read More »Property Damage
Deforestation has long been a concern to all sorts of people and isn’t particular either to environmentalists or conservationists. This is why the survival of… Read More »Deforestation
On the green view, society depends on natural processes throughout the environment that provide essential resources. For example, pollinators such as bees assist in agriculture,… Read More »Ecosystems
According to green claims, climate change could bring increased volumes of water to some areas, overwhelming rivers and other water management infrastructure. Flooding has always… Read More »Flooding
Sea level rise is perhaps the most plausible threat from climate change. The risk comes from thermal expansion of water and the melting of glacial… Read More »Sea Level Rise
Many campaigners, NGOs, journalists, politicians and some scientists claim that we are in the midst of a “biodiversity crisis” or a “sixth mass extinction”. According… Read More »Species extinction and biodiversity loss
Each summer, fresh images of extensive damage done to forests and homes by wildfire ignites media panic and speculation about the role of climate change… Read More »Wildfires
Drought is a consequence of global warming that drives many fears about the future. But like heatwaves, the definition and detection of a drought is… Read More »Drought