Climate change is making river levels and water flows more unpredictable. To manage these risks, countries in South Asia need to co-operate. But much stands in the way of that https://t.co/mNzCfi3dAp ...

[Music] amlaykum. I grew up in a mulabi, an island and I heard a lot of stories, a lot of stories from the elders, from my parents, from my mother, from my father, from my grandpa about how the sea shaped us, how the sea shaped Abu Dhabi, the UAE, and how our forefathers lived off the sea. And I'll share an idea with you guys.Tell me what you think about it. Our elders lived off the sea. And it's the reason we're here today.Isn't it right for us to be taking care of the sea, to be conserving the sea. Not ju ...

Climate change and rising energy demand could worsen conflict over rivers https://t.co/8UVWSeaqSk ...

Core Viewpoint - Leaders from various countries will convene in Belem, Brazil, to discuss climate change ahead of the annual U.N. summit, amidst concerns regarding the state of multilateral cooperation [1] Group 1 - The gathering aims to advance progress on climate initiatives despite increasing worries about the effectiveness of international collaboration [1]

So, we're at a TED talk. You're expecting something big. We tend to think big problems require big solutions.Admit it. You came here expecting a moonshot. But what if we've been looking in the wrong direction.What if the fix isn't out there. It's already here. There's a bias in the way we tend to solve problems, especially existential ones like climate change.We assume solutions have to be huge, expensive, shiny. But what if it doesn't. What if the best answers to our biggest problems are small, quiet, and ...

Group 1 - Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya criticized Bill Gates for shorting Tesla, highlighting a shift in Gates' climate stance and suggesting that Gates has lost significant money in the process [1][2] - Palihapitiya mentioned that Gates lost a fortune shorting Tesla and investing in ineffective ESG projects, indicating that Gates' experiment with these investments has concluded unfavorably [2] - Gates had previously shorted Tesla in 2022, which led to public exchanges with Tesla CEO Elon Musk regarding potential collaborations on climate change [3] Group 2 - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is reportedly under investigation for allegedly funding 20 entities with $23 million in grants linked to the Chinese Communist Party [4] - Palihapitiya commented on Amazon's layoffs, attributing the reduction of 30,000 employees to flawed hiring practices influenced by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives from the past decade [5] - Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm indicated that the company may include traditional controls in the upcoming Cybercab to meet regulatory and safety standards, which aligns with investor suggestions for an affordable 2-door Tesla model [5][6]

Melissa’s wind speeds underwent what climate researchers call “extremely rapid intensification”. This is probably down to higher ocean temperatures. We explain why https://t.co/mjAzLHCrBn ...

Environmental Impact of Buildings - Residential buildings account for 20% of global carbon emissions, with 85% from operation and 15% from construction [4] - Global temperatures have surpassed the 1.5 degrees Celsius mark since July 2023, intensifying extreme weather events [5][6] - The United Nations predicts global temperatures will rise an additional 3 degrees Celsius by 2100 [14] Disaster Statistics - A thousand-year flood event in the southeastern US in 2024 killed 228 people and damaged 73,000 homes [7] - Flooding in Valencia, Spain in 2024 killed 232 people [7] - Massive flooding in Nigeria in 2024 took the lives of over 300 people and displaced 1.2 million [8] - In 2023, 42 million acres burned in Canada [9] - In 2024, fires in Chile killed 131 people and destroyed 14,000 homes [9] - In 2025, wildfires in California resulted in 30 deaths and the destruction of 16,000 homes [9] Proposed Solutions for Sustainable Housing - Electrify homes by using heat pumps for water heating, air heating, and AC, installing solar panels with backup batteries, and buying electric appliances [15] - Remodel existing structures to limit the use of carbon-intensive materials like concrete and steel [18] - When building new, use concrete with industrial byproducts like fly ash or slag (SCM) [19]

Hello, my name is Elsie Atac. I am 12 years old. I'm currently in year 7. And today I will be talking about rising sea levels. As most of you know, the Earth is warming at an alarming rate. The Earth's average surface temperature has risen 1.2%° C since the late 19th century, with most of that warming happening since the 1970s, especially in the last decade. I know 1.2% is not a very high number, but it's still having a big effect on our planet. From 2015 to 2024, every year was ranked among the top 10 hott ...

Right now there are four beating hearts on this stage. It might be a record for TEDex speakers and most definitely a new experience for us entering into somewhat uncharted territories. We didn't plan for this talk to be about the existentialism behind choices like this.In fact, it was supposed to be a talk about finding agency through our daily work in the wake of the ongoing planetary crisis. But it was somehow inevitable to not speak about this very obvious thing that was turning our worlds around and add ...