Energy changes in the last hundred years were sluggish processes that were market driven which often overlooked the negative externalities of energy production and usage, such as local pollution andContinue Reading
Companies like Shell, who are in the oil and gas sector classify carbon emissions into Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, which are emissions generated during the manufacturing and distributionContinue Reading
According to the newest anxiety-inducing study from the United Nations’ climate monitoring organization, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it’s not over yet, but things are looking very, veryContinue Reading
Spring comes allergy season for millions of individuals all over the world, when blossoming trees and plants emit allergen-inducing pollens. Climate change is poised to make allergy season much worse:Continue Reading
A 10-million-pound blob is riding ocean currents toward Florida’s tip. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a 5,000-mile-long goopy mass of green, floating seaweed, is meandering its way through Florida andContinue Reading
Atmospheric rivers are relatively long, narrow areas of the atmosphere that convey the majority of the water vapor outside of the tropics. These vapor columns travel with the weather, andContinue Reading
Scientists are stunned by the finding of “plastic rocks” on a remote volcanic island off the coast of Brazil – a disturbing indication of how deeply plastic pollution has intoContinue Reading
In nature, timing is everything. Every crucial biological activity, from the first notes of a songbird’s spring chorus to the seasonal drumming of snapping shrimp, is timed. Flowering. Laying eggs.Continue Reading
