At first, she began protesting outside the Swedish Parliament, inspiring a movement called Fridays for Future, which thousands of children have joined to demand action on climate change.
That was a year ago. On Wednesday, Greta Thunberg completed an ocean odyssey by arriving in New York, where she will take up an invitation to speak at the UN.
Soon after Greta, 16, shakily disembarked and stepped dockside in Manhattan, she remarked how she is always asked about US President Donald Trump and what she would like to tell him.
"My message for him is listen to the science and he obviously doesn't do that," she said, soon after a cheering crowd had chanted her name under overcast skies in the final moments of a 5556-kilometre trip.
"It's insane that a 16-year-old has to cross the Atlantic Ocean to make a stand. This, of course, is not something that I want everyone to do."
She had passed the Statue of Liberty and headed up the Hudson River before docking at North Cove Marina, not far from Wall Street, shortly after 4pm.
The UN sent a flotilla of 17 sailboats, one for each of its sustainable development goals for 2030, to welcome her.
The young activist made land after a 15-day journey on Malizia 11, a racing yacht equipped with solar panels and underwater turbines that do not produce carbon. Its black sails carry the message: Unite Behind the Science.
She also made time for a few jokes at the US president's expense, remarking that she was “pretty sure” that wind turbines do not cause cancer, debunking a claim that climate change sceptic Mr Trump made at a Republican rally in April.
Greta, who had Asperger's syndrome diagnosed at the age of 12, began sitting outside the Swedish Parliament in August 2018, asking representatives to act on climate change.
She will take part in a UN summit on zero emissions on September 23, but refused to fly to New York because of the carbon footprint left by planes.
Instead, she was offered a ride on the Malizia II, skippered by Pierre Casiraghi, the son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, and German round-the-world sailor Boris Herrmann.
"Land. The lights of Long Island and New York City ahead," Greta tweeted early on Wednesday alongside a dark, blurry photo of lights in the distance.
The teenage activist arrived about 2.45pm local time after the voyage.
She is due to travel to Chile for another UN climate summit later this year, but Greta's team are wondering how easy it will be to make the journey there and back to Sweden on zero carbon emissions.
Greta's uncompromising attitude has won her friends and foes alike. Critics took aim at her when single-use plastic bottles were seen on the yacht.
Others said that encouraging children to skip school and take part in co-ordinated protests was not an appropriate way to make a stand.
But that is what is scheduled to happen on Friday outside UN headquarters in Manhattan. After a day's rest on Thursday, Greta said she would be there.
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Grand Slam Los Angeles results
Men:
56kg – Jorge Nakamura
62kg – Joao Gabriel de Sousa
69kg – Gianni Grippo
77kg – Caio Soares
85kg – Manuel Ribamar
94kg – Gustavo Batista
110kg – Erberth Santos
Women:
49kg – Mayssa Bastos
55kg – Nathalie Ribeiro
62kg – Gabrielle McComb
70kg – Thamara Silva
90kg – Gabrieli Pessanha
Sole survivors
- Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
- George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
- Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
- Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
UNpaid bills:
Countries with largest unpaid bill for UN budget in 2019
USA – $1.055 billion
Brazil – $143 million
Argentina – $52 million
Mexico – $36 million
Iran – $27 million
Israel – $18 million
Venezuela – $17 million
Korea – $10 million
Countries with largest unpaid bill for UN peacekeeping operations in 2019
USA – $2.38 billion
Brazil – $287 million
Spain – $110 million
France – $103 million
Ukraine – $100 million
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Manchester United 2
Anthony Martial 30'
Scott McTominay 90 6'
Manchester City 0
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How being social media savvy can improve your well being
Next time when procastinating online remember that you can save thousands on paying for a personal trainer and a gym membership simply by watching YouTube videos and keeping up with the latest health tips and trends.
As social media apps are becoming more and more consumed by health experts and nutritionists who are using it to awareness and encourage patients to engage in physical activity.
Elizabeth Watson, a personal trainer from Stay Fit gym in Abu Dhabi suggests that “individuals can use social media as a means of keeping fit, there are a lot of great exercises you can do and train from experts at home just by watching videos on YouTube”.
Norlyn Torrena, a clinical nutritionist from Burjeel Hospital advises her clients to be more technologically active “most of my clients are so engaged with their phones that I advise them to download applications that offer health related services”.
Torrena said that “most people believe that dieting and keeping fit is boring”.
However, by using social media apps keeping fit means that people are “modern and are kept up to date with the latest heath tips and trends”.
“It can be a guide to a healthy lifestyle and exercise if used in the correct way, so I really encourage my clients to download health applications” said Mrs Torrena.
People can also connect with each other and exchange “tips and notes, it’s extremely healthy and fun”.
The biog:
From: Wimbledon, London, UK
Education: Medical doctor
Hobbies: Travelling, meeting new people and cultures
Favourite animals: All of them
