Scientists release ‘survival guide for humanity’ to avert climate disaster Barbados Today20/03/20230243 views SOURCE: (CNBC) A landmark U.N. report published Monday urged governments across the globe to embark on an urgent course correction to tackle the climate emergency, warning current plans were insufficient… Read more
Global floods, droughts worsening with warming Barbados Today13/03/20230120 views Source: AP – The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has “sharply” increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These… Read more
Civil society urged to speak out for reparatory and climate justice Marlon Madden04/03/2023060 views Civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental agencies (NGOs) in Barbados and the rest of the region are being urged to raise their voices in demanding reparatory justice and climate justice… Read more
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 22,000 Barbados Today10/02/20230206 views SOURCE: BBC – More than 22,000 people are now known to have died in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria – though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is… Read more
Hydrate Barbados Station – More than just a water cooler Barbados Today09/02/20230601 views The push for a hydration station at the St. Leonard’s Boys’ Secondary School was started by the former principal. It was however, the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) of the school which… Read more
Ghana soccer player Atsu’s well-being, whereabouts unknown Barbados Today09/02/20230322 views SOURCE: AP – Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the… Read more
Sustainable water manufacturer has expansion plans for region and beyond Marlon Madden14/01/20230566 views By Marlon Madden Just off Highway 3 in Walkes Spring, St Thomas is a company that specialises in producing and bottling water in a sustainable way. Eco Skywater pulls water… Read more
#BTColumn – UK committed to championing SIDS priorities on Climate Change Barbados Today10/01/20230217 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Malcolm Geere The United Kingdom is committed to continue supporting and… Read more
#BTColumn – Environmental Accountability – Getting it right in Graeme Hall swamp Barbados Today10/01/20230146 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Nya Greenidge At less than one per cent of the earth’s… Read more
California braces for more storms after 12 killed Barbados Today09/01/2023061 views SOURCE: BBC – California is bracing for more severe weather this week, with forecasters warning of an incoming “relentless parade of cyclones”. The US state has already suffered a week… Read more