by Admin | Jan 18, 2021 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
In 2018, a study funded by the National Science Foundation took a hard look at the history of the Sahara Desert over the past century. They determined that the area of the desert, specifically characterized as the band across Northern Africa which receives less than...
by Admin | Jan 6, 2021 | Articles, Conservation, Sustainability
Deforestation is a major threat to biodiversity worldwide. The appetite of nearly 8 billion people for forest products—including wood, paper products, and cleared land—has reduced forested land worldwide by nearly 90 since the time before the Industrial Revolution,...
by Admin | Dec 30, 2020 | Articles, Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
The koa tree, which many might know as acacia koa or Hawaiian koa, is native only to a few of the Hawaiian islands. For the tree to thrive, the elevation must be high enough to stay above the marine fog but low enough to not freeze. It needs lots of rain and ashy...
by Admin | Dec 23, 2020 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
In President-elect Biden’s campaign, he promised that he would make climate change and environmental protections a top priority. It was planned early on that whoever he wound up choosing to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be a major voice in...
by Admin | Dec 16, 2020 | Articles, Climate Change
Back in June, while the news was full of articles about how COVID-19 shutdowns were resulting in reduced pollution and sparkling skies, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he was “open” to reforming the French constitution to enshrine protection for the climate...
by Admin | Dec 9, 2020 | Articles, Conservation
From 2015 through 2016, a warm water event caused an unprecedented 10-month heat wave on the equatorial island of Kiritimati (Pronounced Ki-ris-mass). The largest coral atoll in the world by landmass and most of the archipelago nation of Kiribati (pronounced...
