Category: Science
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The World’s Hidden Reliance on Groundwater
Reliance on Groundwater Overall, groundwater is the single largest source of freshwater, with an estimated 2.78 million trillion gallons of water or 1.7% of the entire planet’s water. Groundwater is utilized for many things, from agriculture, industrial purposes, cooling data centers, mining, and, most importantly, for drinking. Our world relies on groundwater, so much so that roughly half of…
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Infrastructure Inadequacy
Possessing capable and reliable infrastructure is vital for a nation’s prosperity and success. Now, as climate change becomes a more pressing matter and changes to our preexisting infrastructure are made to become less reliant on carbon fuels, these coming years will test infrastructure around the world to see if it can withstand the stresses of…
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The Ideologies of Climate Change
Climate change is already an incredibly controversial topic that separates people, yet the ideologies brought to the table in order to solve climate change only furthers our partisanship and lack of collaboration. Currently the government quibbles over each and every minute detail in order to pass pieces of legislation that fully follows each of their…
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The Future of Hydrogen
Introduction The development and production of battery-powered vehicles and devices leading us away from the reliance on non-renewable fuels is only one side of the coin. The other side is hydrogen, with perhaps even more compelling prospects, with an energy-to-weight ratio three times higher than gasoline and four times higher than lithium-ion batteries. Yet nowadays,…
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The Science Behind 1.5° Celsius
1.5 degrees Celsius, we have all heard it before; but why does this seemingly small temperature change have disastrous consequences for the world? The answer is feedback loops. It is such loops that keep the environment in stability, yet one small change can cause stability to be redefined along with the rest of the world.…
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Thermohaline Circulation
Introduction Thermohaline circulation in one way or another affects all aspects of life on Earth. From influencing the climates of all continents, supporting economies of coastal countries, and driving the surface currents that are vital to both humans and the rest of the world. What is It Thermohaline circulation is the mass movement of water…
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Inefficiencies in the Traffic System
Introduction Around the world millions of people are stuck in traffic, from crammed train rides to packed streets in many cities and suburbs. There seems to be no end to the amount of people in commute. All this time not moving releases the persistent fumes of the 21st century: greenhouse gasses. Developing a more efficient…
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The Cause of Severe Storms
With the vast amounts of severe weather hitting the United States these past few weeks, it is essential to understand why and how these storms form so that the general public has a greater understanding in hopes of protecting people affected by such weather. The Basics Storms are large masses of unstable air that carry…
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Offshore Oil Mining
Miles offshore for every minute of every day of every year, a large metal structure pumps a viscous black fluid into a large tanker ship. The extracted liquid is oil, or what some might say, “black gold”; because this liquid runs the world. From economic influence to producing products and generating power, oil is a…
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The Promise of Direct Air Capture
Removing greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere is vital if humanity is to stop climate change. The most promising technology developed to perform this task is direct air capture. Direct air capture can be categorized into two types, chemical capture, and physical capture. Currently, physical air capture is the most widely adopted by companies and organizations.…
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