Florence Cole Image by Sandie Peters. Residents of the Glades region in South Florida commonly call the ash plumes falling on their homes ‘black snow’. This ‘snow’ does not signal winter, but rather an environmental injustice, causing illness and death, stemming from the power the sugar companies yield in dominating the legal system and policies…
Nora Belkhiter And suddenly, it was not just the Palestinians. It was the soil they walked on, the air they breathed, the water they drank, the home they lived in, the orchards and olive trees they so earnestly cultivated. But if we look closely, maybe it was not so sudden, not so accidental. It was…
By Izzy Curtis Image by Standing Crow from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/fish-anglerfish-wildlife-cartoon-7725794 The Story In February 2025, for the first time documented, a deep-sea Anglerfish saw sunlight as it swam to the ocean’s surface off the coast of Tenerife. The fish quickly went viral when videos of it surfaced online, with both the general public and scientists speculating about why…
Michael Freebury (Photo by Kushal Mangsatabam on Unsplash – https://unsplash.com/photos/a-person-sitting-in-a-boat-in-a-body-of-water-TDXopaiA-tM) Introduction The infamy and power of ancient Egypt is often attributed, at least partially, to its control over the Nile River. Its fertile land created by flooded riverbanks allowed the ancient civilisation to count on repeatedly bountiful harvests which could reliably sustain their population. The…
Practical information About the event On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice delivered its Advisory Opinion on Human Rights and Climate Change, affirming that States have legal obligations to prevent significant harm to the climate system under human rights law, treaty law, and customary international law. In this unanimous decision, the Court placed…
