MYSTERIOUS: 11 | Mind Blowing Facts

What people at a Venice conference believe is the biggest climate change challenge in their home countries

Over the weekend I was at an environment conference on the tiny island of San Servolo, just off the coast of Venice. You are surrounded by water on all sides, stretching for miles.

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025

Record-breaking CO₂ rise shows the Amazon is faltering — yet the satellite that spotted this may soon be shut down

Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) rose faster in 2024 than in any year since records began – far faster than scientists expected.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2025

Brazil's government green-lights oil drilling near mouth of Amazon River ahead of UN climate summit

Brazil’s government has approved exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Global Goal To End Deforestation Nowhere Near Being Met: Experts

Deforestation "has not meaningfully declined" despite a global pledge to halt forest destruction, but next month's UN climate summit in the Amazon could mark a turning point, experts said Tuesday.

International Business Times · Oct 14, 2025

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

Brazil Hopes Amazon Summit Can Unite World For Climate Action

Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a fractured world: proof that nations can still unite to confront a global crisis.

International Business Times · Oct 13, 2025

End of the world as we know it: Damning new report says Earth has reached its first climate ‘tipping point’

Milestone signals stark new reality for the planet – and raises the alarm about impending catastrophes

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

Can Colombia embrace clean energy without damaging the Amazon?

At the foot of the Andes, a Canadian firm has plans for one of the country’s biggest copper mines, but many say the carbon-rich forests and clean rivers are too high a price to pay

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

World crosses first major climate tipping point with coral reef collapse

Scientists warn coral ecosystems, on which nearly a billion people depend for food and livelihood, are tipping into irreversible decline

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s still room for optimism

As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and rain forests, change irreversibly over human lifetimes.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025