People living in lower-income countries are bearing the brunt of climate change despite that they are least responsible for rising CO2 emissions. Afghanistan is a case in point.
How climate change drives humanitarian crises
The triple threat of conflict, COVID-19 and climate change are dramatically worsening already dire situations around the globe.
April 22, 2021
Photo: Tyler Jump/IRC
Climate change is set to unleash widespread and sustained damage across the world even if we succeed in limiting global warming.
This is not a problem for future generations to solve. The catastrophic consequences are already here as more frequent and intense natural disasters and extreme weather destroy livelihoods, intensify violent conflict, and force people to flee their homes. The impacts of COVID-19 have only compounded these threats to the lives of millions around the world.
Fergal Kinney
, March 15th, 2021 10:24
By 1995 Stereolab should have been at the peak of their powers, so why didn t it feel that way to Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier? Fergal Kinney examines the series of events that saw the band escape the dead end they d ended up in culminating in the release of one of their most celebrated albums
Viewed from the outside, by 1996 Stereolab must have seemed like a unit that could only ascend. Half a decade into the project, affectionately termed “the groop” by its nucleus members, the couple of Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, Stereolab appeared to be going overground. 1994’s