Ozone Layer Hole over the South Pole is Larger than Antarctica this Year
According to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, the hole that appears in Earth’s ozone layer every year is particularly huge this year, occupying an area…
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Not One of the World’s Largest Emitting Nations are Meeting the Paris Agreement Goals
The climate problem is unfolding all around us, and despite enormous political promises, many foreign governments have yet to make concrete commitments. According to a…
A Message in a Bottle from Japan Washes Up in Hawaii 37 Years Later
A message in a bottle that was dropped into the water by a Japanese high school’s science club 37 years ago has been discovered in…
Smoke from 2019-20 Wildfires Triggered a Phytoplankton Bloom Bigger than Australia
Wildfires may wreak havoc on any location, destroying habitats and killing any living thing in their path, but new research has discovered that their smoke…
Record High Number of Environmental Activists Murdered in 2020
According to a horrific report released by advocacy group Global Witness, a record number of environmental and conservation activists were murdered in 2020, with 227…
Could we Slow Global Warming by Making Clouds Brighter?
As the effects of climate change get more intense, it’s only natural that the solutions to the dilemma do as well. One recent proposal that…
World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant Switched on in Iceland
In Iceland, a machine capable of extracting 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere per year was recently turned on. The Orca plant, called…
Indigenous Proposal Could See 80 Percent of the Amazon Classified as Protected Land
The Amazon’s Indigenous Peoples have proposed that 80 percent of the rainforest be given permanent protected status, which might mean that Earth’s lungs are about…
Divers Find Broken Pipe in Search for Source of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
The US Coast Guard is examining a miles-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is thought to be the result of Hurricane Ida.…
“World’s Most Powerful” Tidal Turbine Starts Pumping Green Electricity to Onshore Grid
The “world’s most powerful” tidal turbine is tied to the onshore power grid in Orkney, a northern island in Scotland, and ready for a clean,…
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