Skip to main content

Cali, Colombia | AFP – UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that humanity faced an “existential crisis” caused by the rapacious destruction of life-sustaining nature.

“Every year, we see temperatures climbing higher. Every day, we lose more species. Every minute, we dump a garbage truck of plastic waste into our oceans, rivers and lakes. Make no mistake. This is what an existential crisis looks like,” the secretary-general told delegates to the UN’s COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia.

mlr/des

© Agence France-Presse

Featured image credit: Naja Bertolt Jensen | Unsplash

New tool reveals climate change’s role in extreme weather events
New tool reveals climate change’s role in extreme weather eventsClimateNews

New tool reveals climate change’s role in extreme weather events

Scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) have introduced a new tool that sheds light on the direct influence of climate change on specific weather…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 8, 2024 Full article
Future of ocean economy at threat, OECD says
Image: Boat, Fishing boat, Ocean (s. Economy, Climate)
Future of ocean economy at threat, OECD saysNews

Future of ocean economy at threat, OECD says

Paris, France | AFP Oceans need stronger protections and governance to ensure the blue economy can grow fairly and sustainably in the face of climate…
SourceSourceMarch 31, 2025 Full article
Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane Beryl
Satellite image of Hurricane Beryl July 2024
Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane BerylNews

Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane Beryl

Cancún, Mexico - Tourist resorts in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula girded Thursday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is still packing ferocious winds after slamming…
SourceSourceJuly 5, 2024 Full article