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Is Australia More Plastic-Friendly Now?

September 28, 2023

In July 2019, New Zealand’s plastic industry underwent its biggest change to date. Single-use shopping bags were banned at supermarkets nationwide. In the subsequent years, we’ve seen more plastic ...

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Earthquakes in Morocco, Floods in Libya

September 19, 2023

Recent events in the East have proven devastating in terms of human lives lost and communities destroyed. Two enormous cataclysmic events have shaken the globe: the earthquakes in Morocco and the f...

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Saving Our Four-legged Friends

August 11, 2023

For many, going overseas is a wondrous experience full of new sights, sounds and, most importantly, new foods. The exotic markets of Asia, for instance, are home to some truly bizarre dishes, at le...

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The Monsoons of India, the Fires of Greece

July 25, 2023

Around this time last year, we reported heavy monsoon weather in Pakistan, with rainfall occurring at a rate ten times heavier than the yearly average. Again, the monsoon weather has descended with...

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The Bees are Dying; Urgent Climate Action & Corruption

July 18, 2023

In this climate article, we look at some ‘known knowns’ of environmental disasters and the recent efforts to halt further declines in the Earth’s ecosystem. We’ll also look at the corruption underl...

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Water Everywhere & Nowhere: this Month’s Climate News

June 26, 2023

We’ve talked a lot about weather events and oceans in our climate column — but there’s a reason. The gradual increase of the Earth’s temperature to two or even three degrees over the next decade al...

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Petroleum Inequality: the Dark Story Behind Developing Nations & Fossil Fuels

June 14, 2023

Last month, we talked (in part) about the current coal crises in South Africa, alluding to a deeper issue in the process. Because behind this crisis lies the horrid rancid skeleton of colonialism. ...

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The Climate in Review: May 2023 Edition

May 17, 2023

As usual with our climate column, dozens of stories have been developing in the last few weeks, all of which impact our globe. Here, in the climate in review, we aim to give a general report on sev...

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