Science and Environment
Deadly Petropolis Mudslide: Poverty and Climate Disaster
On February 15, rapid waters swept houses and cars off Morro da Oficina, a favela in Petropolis, Brazil, just 40 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. The city bore more rain in one day than in all of February–about 10 inches of rain in under 24 hours. 176 were found dead, with more than 100 still missing.
Brazil’s Coming Election Is Crucial For The Future Of The Amazon Rainforest
According to government data published on On Feb 11, Brazil recorded the most deforestation ever in the Amazon rainforest for the month of January. In the last month, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon totaled 430 square kilometers, equaling an area more than seven times the size of Manhattan.
Report Calls Out Big Corporations for Falling Short of Net-Zero Pledges
To help limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial era levels, The Paris Agreement called for the world to aim for net zero emissions by 2050.