Tag: climate change
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NYC to Mandate Urban Composting in 2024
New York City recently decided to mandate urban composting by 2024 to help improve the environment and reduce waste. The city mayor, Eric Adams, said the composting regulations would become effective beginning in 2024 in all five boroughs. Many environmentalists applauded the new bill. But they wondered how it would work in such a large…
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Study Reveals How Climate Change Reduces Sleep Quality
When most people think about climate change, they probably don’t consider how it could impact sleep quality. Previously, most research on how climate instability affects human life focused mainly on global economic and societal consequences. Few studies have investigated the effects of climate change on fundamental physiological and behavioral human processes, such as sleep. Many…
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15 Ways to Stop Wasting Water
Many people don’t think twice before leaving their water running or using it unnecessarily. However, considering the environmental impact and the cost of wasting water, you might want to make some changes. Those who grew up in a dry climate may have a different view than those from water-rich areas. For those in wet areas,…
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UN Explains How the Ozone is Making a Recovery
According to a 2022 assessment by a United Nations-backed panel of scientists, the ozone layer should fully recover within four decades. Due to international efforts to phase out ozone-damaging chemicals, the delicate part of the stratosphere has slowly started thickening. (The stratosphere is a layer of the Earth’s atmosphere). Experts stated that if current policies…
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5 Ways to Slow Down Deforestation
Deforestation rates have risen dramatically in the last century due to the population explosion and agricultural developments. To put this into perspective, half of the global forest loss occurred from 8,000 BC to 1900. The other half occurred only since the turn of the century. You would think that with over eight billion people on…
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Marine Scientist Explains How Seagrass Fights Climate Change
According to marine scientist Carlos M. Duarte, the ocean harbors an unlikely ally in the fight against climate change: seagrass. Seagrasses evolved from terrestrial plants about 100 million years ago, which explains why marine meadows resemble grass on land. While seagrasses account for only 0.1% of the seafloor, they remove about 33% of carbon in…