Global Tipping Points Report (Oct 13th 2025) Warns Earth Has Crossed Its First Threshold
Ukraine — Unsuccessful Peace Talks: Minsk Accords & Later Failures
Facts & Timeline Minsk I (September 2014): After Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of fighting in Donbas, Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists signed the first Minsk Protocol. It aimed […]
United Kingdom — Infrastructure Fixes & Rising Water Bills
Facts & Timeline Aging infrastructure: Much of the UK’s water and sewage network is over 100 years old, with many pipes dating back to the Victorian era. (wikipedia) Billions needed: […]
United Kingdom — Flooding & Coastal Erosion Threats
Ukraine — Current State of the War (2025)
Facts & Timeline Scale of war: Since the invasion began in February 2022, more than 10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes, with ~6 million living abroad as refugees and […]
United Kingdom — Sewage & River Pollution Crisis
Facts & Timeline Raw sewage discharges: In 2023 alone, UK water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas more than 300,000 times, amounting to over 1.7 million hours of […]
Ukraine — How the War Started: Crimea, Pretexts & Escalation
Facts & TimelineEuromaidan & government change (2013–2014): In late 2013, Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych abandoned a planned EU association deal under Russian pressure. Mass protests (the Euromaidan movement) followed, leading […]
Europe — Impact of the Ukraine–Russia War on EU Economies and Refugees
Europe — Water Pollution Standards: Progress and Challenges
Facts & DefinitionsSurface water = rivers, lakes, reservoirs.Groundwater = water stored underground in aquifers (supplies ~65% of EU drinking water).Both are essential for public health — if polluted, treatment plants […]
Europe — PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Ban Scaled Back
Facts & Timeline PFAS (“per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances”) are man-made “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, fertility problems, and immune system harm. In February–March 2025, the EU scaled back its proposed […]