by Admin | Dec 20, 2019 | Environmental hazards, Information
A new study shows that people who live with air pollution have higher rates of depression and suicide, giving even more credence to the World Health Organization’s declaration of dirty air as a “silent public health emergency.” “We’ve shown that air pollution could be...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2019 | Climate Change, Information, Sustainability
A long-held scientific assumption has just been turned on its head. For many years, scientists have thought that as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increase as a result of climate change, plants will reduce their water consumption and leave more fresh water...
by Admin | Oct 25, 2019 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Did you know that a whopping 380 million tons of plastic are created worldwide each year? Worse yet, as the plastics market continues to increase, many analysts are predicting that plastic production could quadruple by 2050. The trouble with all this plastic...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2019 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
A new study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution has provided some interesting data in terms of species’ survival of extreme climate events. It has long been thought that species previously exposed to more variable weather and climate conditions are more...
by Admin | Sep 16, 2019 | Climate Change, Conservation
Researchers at the University of Southern California have made a discovery that may bring hope for the world’s corals. Thus far, things have looked pretty grim for corals. About half of the world’s corals have been lost due to warming seas that make their world...
