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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle IX topic area #6 on environmental issues.
Since 1992, when the United Nations recognized climate change as a serious issue, negotiations among countries have produced notable accords, including the Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement.
But leaders have failed to slow global temperature rise. https://t.co/MkJGzDYqhu
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) May 29, 2022
Before and after: Satellite image shows horrific drought scouring Horn of Africa https://t.co/Bx2cDnmpEy
— The Independent (@Independent) May 24, 2022
Brazil has pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2028. But its president has relaxed enforcement of environmental safeguards https://t.co/U75p4KOuzk
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 22, 2022
The latest IPCC report highlights how humanity now faces its last chance to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, writes @ruthtownend (@CH_Environment).https://t.co/zW5dGILHJv
— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) April 23, 2022
Fears of climate change have prompted a fresh look at nuclear power: https://t.co/dTNQOY2XFq
— The Week (@TheWeek) May 30, 2022
“When you look at the global environment, it’s remarkable that the places that are still healthy are mostly under the guardianship of Indigenous people,” says @NiaTero‘s @peter_seligmann to @ThinkGlobalHlth. https://t.co/PtMreXRY65
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) March 28, 2022
For the U.S., La Nina is connected to more drought and fires out West, more Atlantic hurricanes and agricultural losses. They are happening more often. In the late 20th century, La Nina hit 28% of the time. Now it’s nearly half the time. https://t.co/fe0GaQIWwG
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 28, 2022
Australia has the fastest rate of mammal extinction in the world, driven primarily by invasive species such as foxes and feral cats, and changing wildfire patterns. https://t.co/urnoGC3c5u
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) May 28, 2022
The human assault on oceans – from climate change to overexploitation – could have drastic effects for the global environment, writes @StewartMPatrick. There is still time to limit the damage, but only if the world acts quickly.https://t.co/dQM4GAWwuy
— World Politics Review (@WPReview) May 14, 2022
Why Africa couldn’t get urgent global deal on drought https://t.co/43lk3cCC5D
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 24, 2022
The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future https://t.co/0u2WncoFG3
— TIME (@TIME) May 29, 2022