Climate Change

New research suggests that the fossil fuel industry may have an even larger hand in the world’s methane emissions than previously thought. The two significant ways that methane is released into the atmosphere are: human activities and natural processes like the slow release of gas from mud…

Satellite images from NASA show a dramatic decrease in pollution over China since the coronavirus outbreak. Before the outbreak, there were high levels of nitrogen dioxide seen over China. Nitrogen dioxide is a gas emitted by power plants, vehicles, and industrial sites. Between February 10th and…

Over the past 9 days Antarctica has been suffering a major heat wave which melted almost ¼ of the snow cover on Eagle Island. The hottest day in Antarctica on record was this month at 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit which was also the same temperature as in Los Angeles. Even though the heat wave only…

Jeff Bezos has not done much philanthropy in the past but is now committing $10 billion to his new initiative called the Bezos Earth Fund. This will provide funding for scientists, activists, and non-governmental organizations in their efforts to prevent and promote awareness for climate change. As…

While the World Meteorological Organization has not verified the finding yet, Antartica was reported to have experienced its hottest day on record last Thursday. Scientists at Argentina’s Esperanza research station recorded the temperature to be 65 degrees Fahrenheit. For more information, click…

While mosquito nets were originally created to help curtail the effects of malaria by repelling mosquitoes, recent studies have seen that communities living in poverty and food insecurity have been using them for fishing instead. However, because most mosquito net fishers are only able to catch the…

Recently, scientists have found warm water at a vital point underneath Antarctica’s “doomsday glacier,” a nickname given to one of Antarctica’s fastest melting glaciers. The warm water combined with the turbulence level has the efficiency to melt the base of the glacier. This alarming discovery has…

Countries in East Africa are experiencing fast-growing locust infestations, threatening the food security of the region. Desert locusts can consume their body weight of food and travel over 90 miles in a day. 23.6 million people in the region already face food insecurity, according to the U.N. The…

People born in the 2000s have almost lived their whole lives experiencing the effects of climate change and the changes are becoming more apparent every year. When analyzing climate change, scientists look at how temperature and humidity have changed over time compared to what is predicted without…

A recent study shows that microplastics, shorn from human products and carried by global trade winds, are now accumulating ubiquitously worldwide. Found trapped within the arctic snows, our tap water, the atmosphere, and our bodies, a tiny sniff of a spring breeze could result in thousands of…

Georgia has seen a rampant increase in natural disaster occurrences in the past 40 years. In the most recent decade, Georgia saw 32 natural disasters, more than double the amount in the past 20 years. Officials are seeing similar trends across the country, especially in states that tend to…

The past decade can be remembered as one with drastically-changing temperatures and intense climate change. Many places across the globe, especially in Asia, have experienced large temperature increases. Additionally, global warming has caused many "freak-disasters" to happen, which explains why…

A study published in the Nature Climate Change journal found that birth rates increase by 5% on days where temperatures are above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with an average reduction in gestational length of about 6.1 days. Due to higher temperatures, mothers face a greater risk of pregnancy…

Many of the toxic waste sites are now posing an additional threat to civilians due to climate change. Thes sites are already dangerous because of their contents, but many of these sites are at risk of flooding due to heavy rains and storms, which could ultimately impact nearby communities.…