- Climate change: More studies needed on possibility of human extinction https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62378157 4 comments climate
- Climate change: More studies needed on possibility of human extinction https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62378157 8 comments environment
- Extinction Rebellion London protest: 290 arrested | Nearly 300 climate change activists have been arrested after roads were blocked in central London, amid protests aimed at shutting the capital https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47945397 5 comments worldnews
- Elevated extinction risk of cacti under climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-022-01130-0 2 comments science
- Extinction Rebellion: Michael Gove admits need for urgent action | But climate change activists unimpressed after meeting UK environment secretary. “It was less shit than I thought it would be, but only mildly." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/30/extinction-rebellion-tells-politicians-to-declare-emergency 4 comments worldnews
- Extinction Rebellion activists have hailed their protests in London as a “huge success” after new data suggested they caused a five-fold increase in online searches for climate change. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-protests-extinction-rebellion-london-google-search-a8886171.html 156 comments worldnews
- Bramble Cay melomys become first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced climate change https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/bramble-cay-melomys-first-climate-change-mammal-extinction/10830080 3 comments worldnews
- Aussie rodent becomes first 'climate change extinction' | The news makes the Bramble Cay melomys the first mammal believed to have been killed off as a result of man-made climate change https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6719849/aussie-rodent-climate-change-extinction.html 10 comments worldnews
- Climate change may drive 10 percent of amphibian species in the Atlantic Rainforest to extinction https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/fda-ccm091218.php#.w5ybbnmca70.reddit 6 comments science
- Half of Species Are at Risk of Extinction Due to Climate Change http://www.tiredearth.com/439152102761535 10 comments science
- African Wild Dogs Can't Take The Heat, Face Extinction From Climate Change http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/2017/07/20/african-wild-dogs-face-extinction-climate-change/ 19 comments worldnews
- Australian rodent named the 1st mammal to go extinct due to human-caused climate change http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/bramble-cay-melomys-climate-extinction-1.3634296 3 comments worldnews
- Experts warn climate change would make Gingers extinct http://www.delhidailynews.com/news/experts-warn-climate-change-would-make-gingers-extinct-1404712385/ 6 comments nottheonion
- “The Great Dying” redux? Shocking parallels between ancient mass extinction and climate change http://www.salon.com/2013/12/17/the_great_dying_redux_shocking_parallels_between_ancient_mass_extinction_and_climate_change_partner/ 2 comments worldnews
- Study Says Climate Change, Not Humans, Drove Ancient Animal to Extinction http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/1781/20130507/study-climate-change-humans-drove-ancient-animal-extinction.htm 28 comments science
- Climate protesters march on Parliament | Extinction Rebellion activists have marched on Parliament to invite MPs to discuss climate change policies https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48023800 4 comments worldnews
- IMF: "the risk of catastrophic & irreversible disaster is rising, implying potentially infinite costs of unmitigated climate change, including...human extinction." https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/09/04/macroeconomic-and-financial-policies-for-climate-change-mitigation-a-review-of-the-literature-48612 24 comments worldnews
- Sajid Javid calls for 'full force of law' against Extinction Rebellion protesters | Sajid Javid has called on police to use the “full force of the law” against Extinction Rebellion protesters causing disruption in London to draw attention to the issue of climate change https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/18/sajid-javid-calls-for-full-force-of-law-against-extinction-rebellion-protesters 4 comments worldnews
- Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previously believed, according to a new study. - Impact of climate change on the transition of Neanderthals to modern humans in Europe. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/08/21/1808647115 6 comments science
- The pledges that countries are making to battle climate change would still allow the world to heat up by more than 6 degrees Fahrenheit, a new analysis shows, a level that scientists say is likely to produce catastrophes ranging from food shortages to widespread extinctions of plant and animal life. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/world/limited-progress-seen-even-as-more-nations-step-up-on-climate.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=d28697110d0ab881a4dd78797ec8fc74&gwt=pay 42 comments worldnews
- Florida Congressman: If Humans Cause Climate Change, Then ‘Why Did The Dinosaurs Go Extinct’? http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/06/09/3446650/miller-florida-climate-denial/ 115 comments politics
- Extinction Rebellion sprays 1,800L of fake blood made with water and food colouring on UK Treasury building | Protesters say the U.K. is hypocritical to fund fossil fuel discoveries while claiming it is tackling climate change https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/03/extinction-rebellion-sprays-fake-blood-on-uk-treasury-building.html 18 comments worldnews
- Extinction Rebellion founder cleared of vandalism in landmark case after arguing climate change justification: ‘Not only does direct action work, but it wins in a court of law in front of the British public’ https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/extinction-rebellion-court-vandalism-roger-hallam-kings-college-southwark-crown-a8907796.html 9 comments worldnews
- Arrests top 120 at London climate protest | More than 120 climate change activists have been arrested for blocking roads in central London, amid protests aimed at shutting down the capital. A second day of disruption is under way after Extinction Rebellion campaigners camped overnight https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47945397 4 comments worldnews
- BBC's London HQ on lockdown as police clash with climate change protesters | Climate change activists Extinction Rebellion have staged a series of protests targeting BBC sites across the UK, as they call on the corporation to make global warming its 'top news issue' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6520481/bbcs-london-hq-lockdown-police-clash-climate-change-protesters.html 10 comments worldnews
- Climate change on-track to wipe out polar bears by 2100, new research shows | Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published Monday that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/climate-change-on-track-to-wipe-out-polar-bears-by-2100-new-research-shows-1.5031216 7 comments worldnews
- Please upvote and share! On the 7th of October Extinction Rebellion will hold an international protest spanning 59 countries. Stand with us and pressure governments to actually act on the impending climate crisis! "The world is waking up, and change is coming whether you like it or not" https://rebellion.earth/2019/09/28/we-are-all-made-of-fire-international-rebellion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-are-all-made-of-fire-international-rebellion 5 comments europe
- Extinction Rebellion: Climate change protests 'cost businesses £12m' as more action planned | So far at least 290 people have been arrested for taking part in the ongoing action as police say the demonstrations are causing "serious disruption" https://uk.news.yahoo.com/extinction-rebellion-climate-change-protests-092900277.html 12 comments worldnews
- Ancient mammal extinctions in Africa caused by climate change rather than humans, study finds - Megafauna experienced habitat loss due to falling CO2 levels, research suggests https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/africa-megafauna-extinct-humans-climate-change-university-utah-a8647216.html 6 comments worldnews
- Sedimentary record from Patagonia, southern Chile supports cosmic-impact triggering of biomass burning, climate change, and megafaunal extinctions 12 800 years ago https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-38089-y 8 comments science
- Sedimentary record from Patagonia, southern Chile supports cosmic-impact triggering of biomass burning, climate change, and megafaunal extinctions at 12.8 ka (Nature, March 2019) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-38089-y 20 comments science
- Climate change activists, Extinction Rebellion, halt London trains during third day of climate protests | Two activists glued themselves to the roof of a train during a third straight day of London protests by the Extinction Rebellion, which is seeking to highlight "disastrous inaction" on climate https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/climate-change-activists-extinction-rebellion-halt-london-trains-during-third-day-of-climate-protests/ar-bbw1wko 28 comments worldnews
- Sedimentary record from Patagonia, southern Chile supports cosmic-impact triggering of biomass burning, climate change, and megafaunal extinctions at 12.8 ka https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-38089-y 14 comments science
- Emperor Penguins could be extinct in ‘the next 30, 40 years’ due to climate change, an expert from the Argentine Antarctic Institute (IAA) warned. https://globalnews.ca/news/8816107/emperor-penguin-extinction-risk-climate-change/ 163 comments worldnews
- Killing off animals and plants now threatens humanity itself, UN experts to warn in urgent call for action - Up to a million species facing extinction in the world’s sixth mass die-off - as big a risk as climate change, say scientists https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/un-nature-biodiversity-report-2019-humans-animals-earth-paris-a8899926.html 1033 comments worldnews
- Earth's tropical atmosphere is growing in all directions. Researchers have observed that, as climate zones change, animals and plants migrate to keep up. But as biodiversity and ecosystem services are threatened, species that can't adjust to rapidly changing conditions face extinction. https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-tropical-zone-is-expanding-and-australia-should-be-worried-77701 269 comments science
- One in 6 species may face extinction if carbon emissions and the effects of climate change continue on their current path http://www.vocativ.com/culture/science/climate-change-drives-mass-extinction/ 22 comments science
- Climate change could pit species against one another as they shift ranges & this conflicts between species as they adapt and shift ranges could lead experts to underestimate extinctions, & underscores the importance of landscape connectivity. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/09/27/1911796116 3 comments science
- Climate change, not early humans, was likely responsible for the extinction of Australia’s megafauna. Over decade of excavation at fossil site in Queensland has thrown giant creatures that crawled and loped across area more than 60,000 years ago into sharp focus. https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/groundbreaking-research-rewrites-australia-s-ancient-history-20200515-p54tgr.html 15 comments worldnews
- Can billionaires like Amazon ex-CEO Jeff Bezos slow extinction and climate change?: The ultrarich want to change the paradigm of conservation. It won’t be easy. https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/22686696/jeff-bezos-amazon-billionaires-biodiversity-conservation 3 comments environment