Climate in Crisis: Mother Nature’s Urgent Warnings and Escalating Disasters, Part 1 of a Multi-part Series27:09Climate in Crisis: Mother Nature’s Urgent Warnings and Escalating Disasters, Part 1 of a Multi-part SeriesThe summer of 2023 was the hottest on record. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the month of July 2023 was confirmed as the hottest month ever recorded, shattering every other past record. Well, experts say that the pressure on world leaders to curb planet heating greenhouse gas pollution has never been more urgent. According to the 2023 annual report released byPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2024-03-11 188 Zobrazenia17396p720p1080p2024-03-11Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Photosynthesis: A Life-Sustaining Process Threatened by Climate Change21:37Photosynthesis: A Life-Sustaining Process Threatened by Climate ChangePhotosynthesis not only sustains life as we know it on Earth but also helps regulate and control extreme climate patterns resulting from greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to plants’ remarkable ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Unfortunately, climate change has led to an increased warming of the Earth, posing a severe threat to plants and forested areas. Rising temperatures have limited the efficienPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2024-03-04 259 Zobrazenia29396p720p1080p2024-03-04Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Rising Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Part 2 of 227:57Rising Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Part 2 of 2A new type of virus has been detected in Peru. It’s a never-before-seen virus that causes illnesses similar to dengue fever, malaria, and other tropical infectious diseases. Another type of zoonotic disease with an approximately 35 percent mortality rate, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), has emerged. This type of coronavirus recently killed two out of three diagnosed cases iPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2024-02-05 353 Zobrazenia24396p720p1080p2024-02-05Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Rising Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Part 1 of 224:47Rising Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Part 1 of 2It’s been noted that COVID-19 cases have recently surged in several countries, often presenting with mild symptoms. However, research indicates that even ‘mild’ cases of COVID-19 can have lasting detrimental effects on heart health. MRI scans have revealed abnormal findings in the lungs, brain, and kidneys of COVID-19 patients compared to a group of people without the virus. Researchers have foundPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2024-01-29 390 Zobrazenia29396p720p1080p2024-01-29Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Turbulence in the Skies: How Climate Change is Making Flying Bumpier22:46Turbulence in the Skies: How Climate Change is Making Flying BumpierFlights are getting bumpier, according to a new analysis of turbulence over the past four decades. A trend that scientists say is caused by a warming climate.Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2024-01-22 187 Zobrazenia20396p720p1080p2024-01-22Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Worldwide Protests: Citizens Urging Action on Environmental Pollution, Part 2 of a Multi-part Series23:12Worldwide Protests: Citizens Urging Action on Environmental Pollution, Part 2 of a Multi-part SeriesWith more than 17% of the Amazon forests lost and an additional 17% degraded, scientists fear that we’re approaching a tipping point. “Until just a couple of years ago, all of this was pristine Amazon rainforest but hundreds of gold miners were given concessions here turning this into a vast desert that stretches from mile after mile.” The deforestation of the Amazon has had a profound impact not Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2024-01-15 266 Zobrazenia23396p720p1080p2024-01-15Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Airborne Contamination: The Presence of Plastic Particles in Our Atmosphere18:05Airborne Contamination: The Presence of Plastic Particles in Our AtmosphereWhen waves are breaking they create these mists but they're actually transferring microplastics from the ocean into the air that we're breathing. By analyzing air samples from two Auckland locations, Dr. Joel Rindelaub's team of researchers calculated that 74 metric tons of microplastics drop over the city each year.Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2024-01-08 181 Zobrazenia20396p720p1080p2024-01-08Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Worldwide Protests: Citizens Urging Action on Environmental Pollution, Part 1 of a Multi-part Series24:43Worldwide Protests: Citizens Urging Action on Environmental Pollution, Part 1 of a Multi-part SeriesEnvironmental pollution, one of the modern world’s most pressing challenges, has been on the rise in recent decades, and is having a serious impact on living organisms, including humans. Long-term exposure to air pollution is estimated to have contributed to over 1.67 million annual deaths in India. The State of Global Air 2020 report found that air pollution caused more than 116,000 deaths in IndPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2024-01-01 373 Zobrazenia29396p720p1080p2024-01-01Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 5 of a Multi-part Series25:50Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 5 of a Multi-part SeriesIn recent months, many mothers have become involved in climate change activism. On May 13, 2023, the day before Mother's Day, a global event called the “Mother’s Rebellion for the Climate” occurred. Organized by the global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion, the Mother’s Rebellion took place in 54 cities across all six continents. The Marches’ motto was, “We will never look away. We will Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-12-18 368 Zobrazenia27396p720p1080p2023-12-18Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Troubled Waters: The Gulf Stream’s Vulnerability to Climate Change25:54Troubled Waters: The Gulf Stream’s Vulnerability to Climate ChangeToday we’ll examine how climate change and rising global temperatures are having a critical effect on our precious planet Earth’s ocean circulation system. “New research has zoomed in on the North Atlantic circulation, which transports heat from the tropics to Europe. Already, the system of currents called AMOC have slowed by 15% and now at their weakest in more than a millennium. But melting ice Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-12-11 406 Zobrazenia26396p720p1080p2023-12-11Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 4 of a Multi-part Series29:41Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 4 of a Multi-part SeriesOn today’s program, we’ll learn about other individuals and groups who, because of the dire urgency of the situation, have also taken to the streets to raise public awareness about global warming. One group that has recently joined the rallies is the senior citizen community. “I’m here for my grandchildren and all the children around the world. I am extremely concerned about the harm being done toPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-12-04 566 Zobrazenia39396p720p1080p2023-12-04Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Our Fragile Planet: 2023’s Wake-Up Call, Part 4 of 443:10Our Fragile Planet: 2023’s Wake-Up Call, Part 4 of 4On today’s program, we’ll highlight the impact of climate change on the oceans, forests, and our co-inhabitants. With global temperatures steadily rising, the world’s ice continues to melt much more quickly than expected this year. “Since satellite records began in 1979, summer Arctic ice has already decreased dramatically from a high of more than 7 million square kilometers to just over 4 millionPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-11-30 425 Zobrazenia21396p720p1080p2023-11-30Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Our Fragile Planet: 2023’s Wake-Up Call, Part 3 of 440:30Our Fragile Planet: 2023’s Wake-Up Call, Part 3 of 4This year, the entire world has been experiencing rising temperatures, with even Antarctica witnessing its most intense heat wave ever recorded. European health researchers found last week over 61,000 Europeans were killed by extreme heat last summer. Greece, Spain, there are wildfires in Italy, France, and now here in Switzerland. Meanwhile, in Maricopa County, Arizona, the Arizona Department of Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-11-27 530 Zobrazenia46396p720p1080p2023-11-27Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Our Fragile Planet: 2023’s Wake-Up Call, Part 2 of 441:14Our Fragile Planet: 2023’s Wake-Up Call, Part 2 of 4Italy, Romania, and Georgia also got hit by deadly floods this year. Landslides and mudflows triggered by heavy rains left at least 13 and 29 dead in Italy and Georgia respectively. The 2023 tornado season in the United States has, unfortunately, led to at least 75 deaths, a figure three times higher than the toll in 2022. Looking at the devastation, one Mississippi resident said, “There's nothingPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-11-24 508 Zobrazenia36396p720p1080p2023-11-24Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 3 of a Multi-part Series25:52Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 3 of a Multi-part SeriesThe United Nations (UN) continues to warn us about the dangerous, consequences of global warming. Many youths are taking to the streets, protesting the fact that government leaders are taking insufficient action to halt climate change.In July 2023, torrential rains fell on Korea, causing devastating flash floods and landslides. Deeply concerned about the nation’s many weather-related disasters, huPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-11-20 371 Zobrazenia29396p720p1080p2023-11-20Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Our Fragile Planet: 2023’s Wake-Up Call, Part 1 of 429:46Our Fragile Planet: 2023’s Wake-Up Call, Part 1 of 4Early in the year, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria, claiming the lives of more than 50,000 people. There's a haze hanging over the earthquake zone made of broken buildings and torn roads, broken hearts, and torn lives. Repeated earthquakes have brought time to a standstill. Many now live in tent cities after losing their homes. Estimates from the United Nations DevePlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-11-17 708 Zobrazenia51396p720p1080p2023-11-17Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 2 of a Multi-part Series24:26Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 2 of a Multi-part SeriesAs temperatures rise, more and more young people, concerned about their futures, are participating in climate change rallies. Some are even devoting their lives to stopping global warming. On today’s program, we’ll meet two of these inspiring young people.One courageous youth is Ou Hongyi (vegan), a Shining World Heroine Award recipient and activist from China. When Ou Hongyi was 16, she heard aboPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-11-06 508 Zobrazenia37396p720p1080p2023-11-06Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Our Water is in Peril: The Dangers of Water Pollution26:05Our Water is in Peril: The Dangers of Water PollutionOn today's program, we’ll delve into the current state of global water pollution. Shockingly, at least two billion people worldwide rely on water sources tainted with fecal contamination for their everyday activities, including drinking, cooking, and cleaning, thus endangering their health. We pollute our water in numerous ways. Currently, 42% of household wastewater, which includes human waste, hPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-10-30 352 Zobrazenia38396p720p1080p2023-10-30Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 1 of a Multi-part Series25:51Worldwide Rallies: Citizens Demanding Immediate Action to Halt Climate Change, Part 1 of a Multi-part SeriesFor almost three decades, world leaders have been meeting annually to discuss the actions needed to halt climate change. However, despite all their so-called decisions, little progress has been made. Emissions of all three primary greenhouse gasses, CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide, continue to rise and are now at their highest levels in millions of years. And Earth’s citizens are becoming increasiPlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-10-23 567 Zobrazenia29396p720p1080p2023-10-23Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov The Swarm Effect: Climate Change and the Worsening of Pest Infestations, Part 3 of 322:56The Swarm Effect: Climate Change and the Worsening of Pest Infestations, Part 3 of 3In mid-June 2023, an alarming sight unfolded as hundreds of thousands of locusts descended upon the crop fields in northern Afghanistan. The UN is preparing for the worst. Dr. Richard Trenchard says, “A full outbreak this year could result in crop losses ranging from 700,000 to 1.2 million metric tons of wheat – up to a quarter of the total annual harvest.” And on July 13, 2023, Belgium experiencePlanéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov2023-10-16 324 Zobrazenia22396p720p1080p2023-10-16Planéta Zem: Náš láskyplný domov