Masatsugu Asakawa

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Robert Hunziker |Masatsugu Asakawa |Bill McKibben

Climate change has now become the biggest threat to the entire world. The reckless exploitation of natural resources, deforestation, increasing materialistic desires, and pollution in various sectors have further intensified this crisis. Rising global temperatures and unpredictable climate changes are affecting every aspect of life, severely impacting the environment, livelihoods, lifestyle, food, water, and health. No aspect of life remains untouched by its consequences.

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Robert Hunziker |Vikas Meshram |Masatsugu Asakawa |Bill McKibben

“We are running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe.” (Elon Musk interview, Icons: Elon Muck Doesn’t Let Up at Tesla, SpaceX,USA Today, April 17, 2013)Dear Elon, it has started.

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Robert Hunziker |Masatsugu Asakawa |Bill McKibben

Decisive climate action is crucial to preventing the dangerous decline of sea ice. Favorable policies and improved polar monitoring will enhance climate resilience. Reducing emissions and protecting the planet’s fragile cryosphere depend on collective determination. Many communities are not prepared to face climate change threats. Investing in resilient infrastructure that can withstand future climate risks is essential. Sea ice plays a crucial role in regulating the Earth’s climate.

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Robert Hunziker |Masatsugu Asakawa |Bill McKibben

Climate change is considered one of the most serious global crises of our time. The increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters such as rising temperatures, unseasonal rainfall, wildfires, floods, droughts, and cyclones are evident. India is among the countries most affected by climate change. According to the Climate Risk Index published by Germanwatch, India was the seventh most affected country in the world in 2019.

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Masatsugu Asakawa |Robert Hunziker |Bharat Dogra |Bill McKibben

MANILA – The United Nations has declared 2025 to be the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, making it a fitting moment to confront the stark reality that the world’s ice sheets are melting. Climate change is accelerating this trend, particularly in the Hindu Kush Himalayas – a region known as the Earth’s Third Pole because it contains the largest volume of ice outside of the Arctic and Antarctica.