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'The Fuse Has Been Blown,' and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years. “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist. “We have no analog…

“In the pre-antibiotic era, it was not unusual to die from childbirth and surgery due to infection. Even a simple scratch in the garden could lead to a fatal infection. The threat of antimicrobial resistance is effectively a return to similar conditions: the post-antibiotic era. Today, we lose an estimated 700,000 people across the globe each year due to antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections. By 2050, it is estimated that 10 million a year will die due to AMR infections. I believe nature holds the key to battle these and other emerging health threats.”

How biodiversity loss is jeopardising the drugs of the future From willow bark to mosquitoes, nature has been a source of vital medications for centuries. But species die-off caused by human activity is putting this at risk

“Without major improvements, energy demand from cooling will also triple, reaching 6,200 terawatt-hours by 2050—or nearly a quarter of the world’s total electricity consumption today.”

How to avoid the coming air conditioning crunch Soaring demand for AC in an increasingly hot world threatens our power grids and promises to make climate change far worse.

"One tonne of olivine sand can take in up to one tonne of CO2, depending on the conditions. You just have to spread it out and nature will do its job."

"One tonne of olivine sand can take in up to one tonne of CO2" says Teresa van Dongen Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen has launched Aireal, an online library showcasing materials that can capture atmospheric carbon.

Japanese bay full of fish scales could mark start of the Anthropocene

“The transparent wood is lighter and stronger than glass.” New Scientist

Wood can easily be turned transparent to make energy-saving windows

Looking forward to the ‘leading by the power of example’ in rejoining the

“The model predicts that green infrastructure would be a good investment for nearly all cities. Trees and vegetation help to reduce temperature by releasing water into the atmosphere, which cools down the air. This was seen as having a limited effect in places which are already humid, but the new model predicts that air in most non-coastal cities will become drier in the next century.”

Climate crisis will cause falling humidity in global cities – study Research says planting trees in urban areas could mitigate rising temperatures

“Oxford PV claims that the next-generation solar panels will be able to generate almost a third more electricity than traditional silicon-based solar panels by coating the panels with a thin layer of a crystal material called perovskite.”

UK firm's solar power breakthrough could make world's most efficient panels by 2021 Oxford PV says tech based on perovskite crystal can generate almost a third more electricity

Muslims are taught that "greater indeed than the creation of man is the creation of the heavens and the earth". The reality is that nothing could be more Islamic than protecting God's most precious creation: the earth.

What does Islam say about climate change and climate action? Muslims already have an environmentalist framework to follow. It is set in Islam.