Human Activities’ Impact on the Environment Humans have a variety of effects on the environment. Reduced water quality, increased pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, loss of natural resources, and contributing to…
Current Estimates Understate the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide The societal cost of greenhouse gases is a measurement method developed by industry experts to assign a monetary value to the entire damage caused by…
Historical Records Demonstrate an Increase in Hurricane Activity When predicting how storms will alter in the future, it is useful to know something about their history. Hurricanes in the North Atlantic have been…
Disadvantages of Poor Forest Management on Land Ecology Forests contain valuable resources, and their management has not always been done well, resulting in major changes in forest ecosystems. The control of naturally occurring…
Researchers Warn that More Far-Reaching Solutions are Urgently Needed to Achieve a Realistic ‘Net Zero’ Goal If the UK wants to meet climate targets like net-zero, it needs to invest more in engaging a broader set of specialists to make decisions…
Amazon Rain Forest: The Contributing Factors to Deforestation According to Live Science, forests cover over 30% of the Earth’s surface, yet this number is rapidly decreasing. Approximately half of the world’s tropical forests…
The Oil and Gas Industry Emits a lot of Methane – Observed from Space Methane is produced by the breakdown or decay of organic material and can enter the atmosphere through natural processes such as the decay of plant…
Turkmenistan’s President Wants the Gateway to Hell Blaze to Be Extinguished The “Gateway to Hell” in Turkmenistan has been blazing for more than 50 years, but the country’s autocratic leader has apparently ordered it to extinguish.…
Daylight Saving Time When Is It and Why Do We Have It When does Daylight Saving Time begin, and, more importantly, what is the point of it nowadays? We will cover all you need to know about…
The Interior of the Earth is Cooling Quicker than Projected The Earth’s core is cooling faster than previously thought, which might hasten the planet’s inevitable march toward uninhabitability in millions or billions of years. For…
The World’s Fisheries are set to be Suffocated by Climate Change According to a new study, by 2080, around 70% of the world’s oceans could be suffocating from a lack of oxygen as a result of…
The Marine Protected Areas on Oahu Provide only Limited Protection for Coral Reef Herbivorous Fish Herbivorous reef fishes that feed algae on coral reefs are not effectively protected by marine protected areas (MPAs) near Oahu. Researchers from the University of…