by Admin | Nov 4, 2016 | Climate Change, Sustainability
Oxygen is not only important to life, it has a great impact on evolution. Previous eras in the Earth’s history have had more atmospheric oxygen than we do now, and that contributed to the life that formed. Dinosaurs, for example, lived in an era with more oxygen,...
by Admin | Oct 12, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
Methane is a greenhouse gas that, though it doesn’t stay in the atmosphere as long as carbon dioxide, actually traps heat more effectively. This means that it contributes more to global warming but for a shorter time. The amount of CO2, and the time it stays in the...
by Admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Climate Change
Every year the Arctic sees a melting season, where some of the sea ice melts due to increased temperatures and longer daylight hours. This is natural, but the ice has been melting faster in recent years that it used to. This year, Arctic ice melt reached levels in May...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
Understanding climate change requires more than just looking at recorded data from the last 150 years. That data shows us that yes, the planet is warming and the climate is changing, but the more we understand about ancient climates and how the planet’s climate has...
by Admin | Sep 12, 2016 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
A recent study by Professor Bill Laurance of James Cook University has found that humanity’s environmental footprint has impacted almost the entire planet. Only the most remote areas have not been directly impacted or changed by human activity, and 71 percent of...
