Agriculture production through both crop cultivation and animal husbandry produces significant greenhouse gases; however, global agricultural production offers many opportunities to mitigate its climate change impacts through effective adaptation strategies. Farmers have historically adjusted to local climate variations over centuries. Unfortunately, however, their ability to do so may not be sufficient to stave off future […]
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As solar radiation hits Earth’s atmosphere, some of it is absorbed by gases called greenhouse gases that keep heat from radiating back out into space. Scientists refer to this phenomenon as the greenhouse effect and it directly contributes to global warming. Greenhouse gases trap heat Earth’s atmosphere consists of gases such as carbon dioxide, water […]
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Climate change impacts all aspects of human life, from water scarcity and drought to floods and heat-related illnesses. While the Earth has seen periods of warming and cooling before, records demonstrate that current climate change is happening faster than ever and is mostly human-caused. Natural forces that influence climate change include volcanic eruptions that send […]
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Global warming refers to an increase in Earth’s temperature caused by human activities, particularly fossil fuel burning, which releases heat-trapping greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide into our atmosphere and trap heat therein. These greenhouse gases encase our planet, trapping solar radiation that would otherwise float off into space. Pollutants like […]
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COP28 of the United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place from November 30 to December 12 at Dubai Expo City. At upcoming negotiations, governments will discuss a global stocktake and its effectiveness in pushing countries to cut greenhouse-gas emissions faster. They also anticipate discussing a finance gap fund to address loss and damage. What […]
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Climate change solutions can be found across society: from reversing deforestation and urban planning efforts, to green infrastructure initiatives and plastic pollution reduction plans; disaster recovery plans must include climate risk considerations when devising their policies. As we face a climate emergency and an increasingly dire outlook for future generations, action must be taken across […]
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Tackling climate change requires nations and corporations to make significant investments in renewable energy, reinforce climate resilience while prioritizing equity, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions to safer levels. Recycling can certainly play a vital role, but there are more things you can do: 1. Learn about Earth’s climate. Use less energy and water There are […]
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Climate change is a global threat that threatens all living things and everything we value, such as water, energy, food forests wildlife and ecosystems. Climate change contributes to higher temperatures, sea level rise drought flooding as well as other consequences such as increased storm activity. Many people mistake climate change and global warming to be […]
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The decibel is a logarithmic unit, meaning that it allows us to measure changes in sound pressure more easily. For instance, zero decibels is equivalent to no sound pressure (since ratio is scaled). Whisper and regular conversations tend to register at 60 decibels, while sound levels exceeding 70dB may cause permanent hearing damage over extended […]
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Noise pollution refers to any sound that is unpleasant, distracting or detrimental to human hearing and may also impact other animals and even the environment. Human-caused noises pose many difficulties to marine life in the oceans. By disrupting natural ocean noises used by animals to locate food sources and potential mates as well as navigate […]