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Climate Change ‘Biggest Threat Modern Humans Have Ever Faced’, World-Renowned Naturalist Tells Security Council, Calls for Greater Global Cooperation Format SC/14445 Climate change is a “crisis multiplier” that has profound implications for international peace and stability, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council today, amid calls for deep partnerships within and beyond the United Nations system to blunt its acute effects on food security, natural resources and mi...

Brazilian military is airborne for a second day. ordering the aerial fire fight after worldwide protests eru erupted. the fires purposely set to clear the amazon jungle for agriculture and cattle grazing. the deforestatio nn has long be supported by the president. >> its very important for climate security, for climate stability to fight the climate crisis we are going through. >> reporter: this is what activists are trying to save. the world east most diverse ecosystem spanning across eight cou...

Worst president of american history. >> now is not the time to be afraid of firsts. we need a president who will take on big challenges, even if she stands alone. >> it is not left, it is not right. it is forward. that is where i will take the country in 2020. we need a nominee who has the ability to prosecute four more years against donald trump. i will do that. i will be a president who leads with a sense of dignity, honesty, speaking the truth and giving the american family all that they ne...

>> reporter: there is a meeting at the white house to discuss this very issue, the man heading the new group is doctor william half her, emeritus physics professor from princeton university and comes with a lot of controversy including comparisons of environmental science to nazi germany. >> reporter: donald trump will have a new member of his team studying the environment and whether it poses a national security threat. just this week the washington post reported he will lead a panel called the...

>> it is interesting, there is reportedly a meeting tomorrow at the white house to discuss this issue, we are hearing the man heading the new group is named dr. william happier. hes an emeritus physics professor and he comes with a lot of controversy including comparisons of environmental science to nazi germany. president trump will have a new member of his team studying the environment and whether it poses a national security threat. just this week at "the washington post" reported dr. william...

Because he remains in russia, he wont be interviewed despite the speculation that the mueller report will come out soon. jake? >> nina des santos. even when the mueller report comes out, there are other investigations. another dire sign of the escalating and current impact of climate change, a type of small brown rat is now the first mammal known to become instinct because of human induced climate change according to the australian government who says that the demise of the bramble cay melomys...

Was pretty clear from the context she essentially said we cannot have a division of labor where one country is largely responsible for hard power for the use of military force and the others do the soft stuff the development work the diplomacy she made a rather impassioned plea saying that security goes hand in hand with with battling climate change it to ensure climate security with fighting hunger with ensuring economic prosperity and she said in quite a memorable statement the development aid...