Section

Climate emergency

The climate emergency is one of the most important challenges facing humanity. Climate change is already under way and has serious consequences for health, the environment and the economy. The situation is urgent and calls for immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change.

86 articles in the section 34 minutes on this page

Section archive

75 articles

Climate emergency Plastic in the sea: a silent killer for the underwater ecosystem G.T.M. · 2024 Climate emergency Native populations of Alaska forced to leave their villages: the dramatic impact of global warming Alessandro Di Nuzzo · 2024 Climate emergency Small island states call for climate justice ahead of COP29 in Baku Andreas Casarotto · 2024 Climate emergency Hurricane Helene: over 200 victims estimated in six states. The probable causes. G.T.M. · 2024 Climate emergency Wetlands: what they are and why they are vital to the ecosystem Claudia Russo · 2024 Ecosystem The usual summer of wildfires? When forests are managed, fire damage is halved Alessandro Di Nuzzo · 2024 Climate emergency The Amazon should be reforested: ‘conserving’ is no longer enough G.T.M. · 2024 Ecosystem Super tuskers at risk: lifting the hunting ban threatens long-tusked elephants Giovanni Ferrandin · 2024

Continue in other sections

We respect your privacy

When you use this site, we and the third-party providers listed in the preferences may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Necessary: Core functions: security, session and storing your choices.

External services: Embedded third-party content such as videos. It only loads if you allow it: the provider then receives your IP address and may set cookies of its own.

Only necessary cookies are active without consent. Some providers may transfer data outside the EU. You can change your choices at any time from the «Privacy settings» link at the bottom of the page; closing with the X continues with necessary cookies only.

Name	Duration	Purpose
`csrftoken_app`	1 year	Protects the forms you send against forged requests.
`csrftoken_site_*`	1 year	Protects the forms you send against forged requests.
`ka_consenso`	6 months	Remembers your cookie choices and the language of the panel.
`lezione:*`	until the tab is closed	remembers the step and the number of exchanges of the lesson, and that the notice was read, to resume after the page is reloaded
`lezione:barra:*`	until the tab is closed	remembers this visit's tries in the lesson bar (at most three exchanges), so the teacher receives them with each question: the server does not keep them
`lingua`	1 year	Remembers the language you chose from the selector, to take you there when you come back to the front page.
`passaggio_verifier`	1 minute	Confirms that it is you, from this same browser, moving to your account from another site.
`press_desk_ricevuta`	30 minutes	Shows the confirmation of the request you just sent to the editorial desk.
`sessionid_site_*`	24 hours	Keeps you signed in to this site after you have logged in with your account.

Climate emergency

Section archive

Continue in other sections

We respect your privacy

Cookie preferences

Necessary

External services

External links (no cookies until you open them in another tab)