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Indian monsoons becoming more chaotic
Study warns of grave consequences for agriculture and economy, affecting over one billion people
Nutrient Drought
The ocean is becoming more stable – and that’s not good news
A growing rift in the ocean's metabolism disrupts circulation and starves essential organisms
Greenhouse Gas
Carbon dioxide levels now at highest level in 3.6 million years
Despite pandemic shutdowns, atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane levels surged in 2020
The First Cod War
Intensive Fishing and the Birth of Capitalism, Part 3
How England’s government-licensed pirates stole the Newfoundland fishery from Europe’s largest feudal empire
Rising Waters
Tipping points confirmed for massive Antarctic glacier
A small rise in ocean temperature may trigger catastrophic collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf March 2021, Part Two
Marx on stealing wood, Human development in the Anthropocene, Solar energy, Nature dialogs, and two on food
Overfishing
Protect fish to produce more food and reduce greenhouse gas
New research confirms that reducing fishing is the best way to get more benefits from the oceans.
Book Review
Can ‘ethical investing’ save the world?
Superbanker Mark Carney quotes Oscar Wilde on value and price, but ignores his socialist conclusions
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf, March 2021
Six new books that are worth reading ... and one that isn't