Maria José Torres Macho travelled to Antarctica with the UN chief, António Guterres, ahead of the global climate conference, COP28, which is getting underway in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates: “The sleeping continent hides under its beauty, its undeniable role as a key climate regulator for the planet. While we enjoyed the majestic and…
António Guterres is in Antarctica this week, where he saw first-hand how climate change is impacting the world’s southernmost continent, which is mostly covered in ice. The heat is on “Fossil fuel pollution is heating our planet, unleashing climate anarchy in Antarctica,” said Mr. Guterres, adding that the Southern Ocean has taken the majority of…
McMurdo: Incidents of sexual harassment have become common in cities or villages, but in an isolated region like Antarctica, when such incidents begin to happen, women have to take it upon themselves to protect themselves. According to the world news agency AFP, 35-year-old Monahon is one of many women who were sexually harassed by the…
