United Nations Environmental Programme

UNEP’s “Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts world at risk” finds that the world must urgently increase efforts to adapt to these impacts of climate change.
Earth Is Running Out of Sand … Which Is, You Know, Pretty Concerning – Popular Mechanics

The world uses 50 billion metric tons of sand annually.
Sand is a key ingredient in all concrete and glass production.
There are already ongoing reports of a mafia-style black market for sand.
The world is in crisis yet again. This time around, it’s a sand shortage…