Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Sponsor: Global Footprint NetworkObjective:Earth Overshoot Day is annually calculated and disclosed to raise awareness of Earth’s limited resources and their annual changes, so as to promote sustainable development.Inception:The Earth Overshoot Day campaign was marked for the first time in 2006. HistoryThe … [Read more...] about Earth Overshoot Day 2023
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Record-Breaking Cold Waves in the Winter 2022-2023 and Their Linkage to Global Warming
With global warming driven by human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, the frequency and intensity of extremely heat waves have increased over the world in recent years. Concurrently, winter has become warmer in many areas. It is thus interesting to check the frequency and intensity of extremely cold waves. According to Berkeley Earth, the last eight years are the … [Read more...] about Record-Breaking Cold Waves in the Winter 2022-2023 and Their Linkage to Global Warming
World Cleanup Day 2023
Date: Saturday, 16 September 2023; 6th Anniversary.Sponsor: Let's Do It! World – A global civic organization and network headquartered in Estonia and an accredited member of the United Nations Environment Program.Objective:The World Cleanup Day is one of the biggest civic movements but the youngest one, which aims to raise awareness of the illegally … [Read more...] about World Cleanup Day 2023
Avoiding a Ghastly Future for Earth, Top Scientists Warn
On 13 January 2021, a warning from 17 top scientists was published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science, pointing out that the world is on track for a “ghostly future of mass extinction, declining heath, climate-disruption upheavals and resource conflicts this century”.This article is signed by ecologists, biologists and sustainability experts from the United … [Read more...] about Avoiding a Ghastly Future for Earth, Top Scientists Warn
International Mother Earth Day 2023
Date: Saturday, 22 April 2023; 54th Anniversary. Sponsor: United Nations Coordinator: The Earth Day Network Objectives: International Mother Earth Day is annually celebrated for the following purposes:to raise global public awareness of the challenges to the well-being of the planet and all the life it supports, to recognize a collective responsibility to promote harmony with … [Read more...] about International Mother Earth Day 2023