Tag: Environment
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El Niño – the Weather Buzzword
El Niño, or ENSO, is a weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that affects global weather patterns. In recent years, the world has associated ENSO with natural disasters, climate change, and extreme weather. However, ENSO is not caused by climate change and also doesn’t necessarily mean more severe weather. However, in many cases, it can…
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Sustainability in a Year
With 2024 coming to an end and the start of 2025 reminding the world of the ever-rising issue of our world’s sustainability. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network of the United Nations has summarized the data gathered on world sustainability in its yearly report, providing crucial metrics for the world’s progress toward sustainability. Although the scope…
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COP29 Changes What?
Introduction The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(COP29) recently concluded on November 22, 2024. This conference resulted in a new commitment being agreed upon to give 300 billion dollars per year to developing countries to aid their transition to clean energy and to help them face the…
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Have We Made Progress?
In a world surrounded by negative media and constant reporting on climate change, it can seem that nothing can be done or that humanity is facing an insurmountable challenge. With news articles and reports coming our each day on how pressing climate change is and how it is exasperating these natural disasters. Thus, it can…
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The Internet’s Impact
The internet has fundamentally changed our society; the rate at which information can be broadcasted and consumed is at a level unlike any other time in human history. This has caused all people to recognize the importance of the internet and the need to improve its ability. However, how has the implementation of the internet…
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Pathways to Climate Change
Climate change is a complex problem with numerous negative effects but few viable solutions. This lack of clear solutions causes people to innovate and branch in many directions. However, as climate change has come to the forefront of society, there is one clear “pathway” to solving climate change that has been broadly accepted. This methodology…
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Our Own Oil
Instead of extracting oil from the ground, it is now becoming increasingly viable to produce synthetic oil. By using carbon dioxide that has already been removed from the atmosphere, synthetic oil can be used as a carbon-neutral fuel source. As the world is getting ready to take the next step to become fully carbon neutral,…
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Ocean Acidification
One of the most publicized effects of anthropogenic climate change. Although it is talked about so much, what does ocean acidification mean? How does it work? And what are its implications for the world? This blog will explain all of this and more. Introduction Ocean acidification is the decrease in the pH of the ocean;…
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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…
The Green Analysis 