Tag: climate change
Keynote applies pressure on the conversation of climate change
The Model United Nations hosted speaker and president of Liberal International, Hakima El Haité, for a virtual talk on climate justice Saturday. The event was co-sponsored by Southern California’s Model Arab League Conference. More than 20 attended via Zoom.
Pomona College holds lecture on climate change
Climate change activist Maxine Burkett discusses links between climate change and race during an online lecture event hosted by Pomona College on April 1.
Speaker stresses the urgency of climate action
Steven Linares, minister of housing, technical services, infrastructure, youth and sport for Gibraltar, spoke about the urgent need to address the issue of climate change on a global scale, and how first world countries can contribute to climate reform, Wednesday during a lecture hosted by the University’s International Studies Institute.
Wildfires are just one symptom of worsening climate crisis
Since the start of August, over one million acres of precious land in California has been burned to ashes due to the wildfires. Scientists have noted that California has recently had some of the hottest temperatures recorded in human history and that is due to climate change, which has also been one of the main factors in the amount of damage the fires have caused. Time is running out for our planet, and the need for change is now.
Venice floods depict grim future
The majority of central Venice, Italy is flooded due to an irregular amount of rain and flooded rivers with waters up to 1.87 meters, which is the worst flooding in Venice in over 50 years, according to the Associated Press.
Movie shows climate crisis
The SEEDS club hosted a movie viewing of “Fire on Ice,” which discusses the dangers climate change poses, on Nov. 8 in the Art and Communications Building.