2020-05-23: News Headlines

Juan Cole (2020-05-23). Climate-Driven Monster Cyclone, Coronavirus hits Thousands in India,Bangladesh. zcomm.org Oceans have been heated by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane, which trap the heat of the sun's rays and prevent them from radiating back out into outer space…

Stan Cox (2020-05-22). Creating a Climate for Real Change. progressive.org The Green New Deal is only a starting point toward a sustainable future.

Stephen Lendman (2020-05-22). Deal Breaking Trump Regime Abandons Open Skies Treaty (OST). globalresearch.ca Throughout his time in office, Trump proved he's more a deal breaker than observer of international law, treaties and agreements. | He abandoned the landmark 1987 INF Treaty with Russia, the 2016 Security Council adopted JCPOA, the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, …

Luciana Tellez-Chavez (2020-05-22). This Year's Forest Fire Season Could Be Even Deadlier. commondreams.org In addition to contributing to climate change, forest fires present a more immediate and very grave threat to public health. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazon-fires-walmart-cargill-blackrock-brazil-bolsonaro.jpg

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-05-22). Fridays for Future Europe Calls for Transforming Agricultural Policy to Tackle the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org As the world recognized the International Day for Biological Diversity on Friday, the youth-led Fridays for Future movement sent an open letter to European Union leaders demanding a transformation of the economic and political coalition's agricultural policies to tackle the intertwined biodiversity and climate crises. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12144089421.jpg

The Commonwealth Club (2020-05-23). Climate Change and the 2020 Election during the Pandemic. indybay.org Online via livestream…

imperial.ac.uk (2020-05-21). World can likely capture and store enough carbon dioxide to meet climate targets. imperial.ac.uk The world is currently on track to fulfil scenarios on diverting atmospheric CO2 to underground reservoirs, according to a new study by Imperial.