Vanishing Ice: The World’s Glaciers Keep Shrinking Faster

by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Ice, Sustainability

Key figures Glaciers lost about 408 billion tonnes of ice in 2025 (WGMS) That loss alone raised global sea level by about 1.1 mm Average annual loss 2016–2025: 390 billion tonnes, vs. under 100 billion in 1976–1995 Around two billion people depend on water from...

Canada’s Fire Summers: Learning to Live With a Longer, Hotter Season

by admin | Oct 28, 2026 | Canada, Sustainability

Key figures About 4.48 million hectares burned in Canada by early September 2026 More than 5,200 fires recorded this season 2023 and 2025 were Canada’s worst and second-worst fire seasons on record Ottawa is leasing 10 firefighting aircraft under a...

Reefs in Crisis: The Worst Coral Bleaching Event Ever Recorded

by admin | Oct 26, 2026 | Oceans, Sustainability

Key figures About 84% of global reef area exposed to bleaching-level heat stress since January 2023 (NOAA) Mass bleaching documented in at least 83 countries and territories The previous record, in 2014–2017, affected about 68% of reef area Reefs support at least a...

The Amazon’s Turning Point: Deforestation Falls as Fire Becomes the New Threat

by admin | Oct 24, 2026 | Forests, Sustainability

Key figures Official Amazon deforestation: 5,796 km² in the year to July 2025, lowest in 11 years (INPE) Deforestation alerts fell a further 36% in the year to July 2026 In 2024, Brazil lost 2.78 million hectares of primary forest, about 60% of it to fire The Tropical...

Drowning in Plastic: Why the World Still Has No Treaty — and What Works Without One

by admin | Oct 22, 2026 | Pollution, Sustainability

Key figures Humanity was expected to consume over 500 million tonnes of plastic in 2024 (UNEP) About 400 million tonnes of that quickly becomes waste Treaty talks failed in Busan (December 2024) and Geneva (August 2025) A new chair, Chile’s Julio Cordano, was elected...