Extreme weather events are becoming more common and well, more extreme. In europe alone, last year, madrid experienced its heaviest snowfall for 50 years. Being impacted by these events acts as a waker call for climate complasent tizenc that causes them to become more concerned about the environment.
Much like Ukraine, Taiwan has a well-armed neighbour that does not think it exists as a state: China. We ask what both sides are learning from Russia’s invasion. A heavy-handed string of arrests following a flare-up of gang violence in El Salvador is unlikely to change matters. And an analysis reveals the connection between weather and whether voters support climate-change legislation.
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