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Photo – 2022 became a record year for carbon emissions from the energy industry – IEA
2022 became a record year for carbon emissions from the energy industry – IEA

Rising emissions from fossil fuels are hindering the achievement of global climate goals

Photo – The odious oligarch was accused of building 2 more resorts in the protected territories of the Carpathians
The odious oligarch was accused of building 2 more resorts in the protected territories of the Carpathians

The environmental consequences of building such a monster resort will outweigh any short-term benefits

Photo – The Doomsday glacier is rapidly melting from the inside: scientists sound the alarm
The Doomsday glacier is rapidly melting from the inside: scientists sound the alarm

Thwaites ice is responsible for about 4% of annual sea level rise

Photo – Shmyhal called on the world to prevent a global eco-catastrophe from Russia's actions at the Kakhovskaya HPP
Shmyhal called on the world to prevent a global eco-catastrophe from Russia's actions at the Kakhovskaya HPP

70% of settlements that receive water from the Dnipro River may be left without access to drinking water

Photo – Climate change could have caused an earthquake in Turkiye
Climate change could have caused an earthquake in Turkiye

Due to the melting of glaciers in the earth's crust, the distribution of weight changes

Photo – The war put the water reservoir of the Kharkiv region on the verge of ecological disaster
The war put the water reservoir of the Kharkiv region on the verge of ecological disaster

In July 2022, almost 2 million fish died in the reservoir

Photo – An explosion of the Nord Stream could cause a climate catastrophe – Bloomberg
An explosion of the Nord Stream could cause a climate catastrophe – Bloomberg

Methane is a super-potent greenhouse gas with 80 times the short-term warming potential of carbon dioxide

Photo – The hidden threat of the Kyiv HPP: the scheme of possible flooding
The hidden threat of the Kyiv HPP: the scheme of possible flooding

Engineers believe that the dam of the Kyiv Reservoir can collapse only in the case of a direct hit by an atomic bomb or a meteorite

Photo – The planet can cross 6 climatic points: scientists predict a catastrophe
The planet can cross 6 climatic points: scientists predict a catastrophe

Destabilization, which precedes the failure of the system, is already beginning to be observed in the polar regions

Photo – European rivers are drying up due to the worst drought for 500 years
European rivers are drying up due to the worst drought for 500 years

Low river levels and high water temperatures can be fatal for many species

Photo – Funding needed for climate disasters has risen ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years
Funding needed for climate disasters has risen ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years

In 2021 alone, natural disasters cost the economy $329 billion

Photo – Barbaric actions of the Russian troops created threat of an ecological catastrophe for Ukraine
Barbaric actions of the Russian troops created threat of an ecological catastrophe for Ukraine

Russia's aggression has posed a threat to the water potential of Eastern Europe