There is a vicious cycle at work: While wildfires are destroying biodiversity, biodiversity loss may contribute to increased susceptibility to wildfires.
"The March to End Fossil Fuels isn't a request," one organizer said "It's a demand for President Biden to enact actionable solutions that match the scale of the crisis at hand."
Across the U.S., significantly more people die from heat each year than from any other weather-related event. Many of these deaths are concentrated in and around Phoenix.
Brooke Anderson, Hop Hopkins, Michelle Mascarenhas
Convergence
The recent upheaval at the Sierra Club pulls back years of work to turn the influential group toward climate justice. Green capital could be the winner. Frontline communities stand to lose big.
The struggle now is the one that punctuates all moments of crisis: the forces of disaster capitalism versus the people attempting to build a paradise out of hell.
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