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Category Archives: Environmentalism
What Could THOUSANDS of Mysterious Whales Tell Us About Our Weather?
The Arctic is experiencing global warming much faster than the rest of the world. A new study shows four times faster, in fact! One of the effects of this accelerated warming is the melting sea ice in the Arctic. And … Continue reading
The Global Thermostat – A Crazy Megaproject That Just Might Work
[…] Our climate is constantly changing. And right now, we’re what’s changing it. What if we could find a way to stabilize it to ensure our survival long-term? What if we could create a thermostat for planet Earth? Here’s what … Continue reading
The Sustainable Brilliance of Indigenous Design | Manu Peni | TED
When human rights advocate Manu Peni returned to Papua New Guinea from abroad, he built a home for himself using modern techniques — and promptly learned a harsh lesson on how the newest ideas aren’t always the best ideas. Peni … Continue reading
Where do we go when the seas rise? – BBC World Service
After learning how long it will take the Earth’s ice sheets to melt in the previous episode, we continue our journey in Greenland. Listener Johan isn’t too optimistic about governments’ ability to curb greenhouse gas emissions and get a handle … Continue reading
Abrupt global ocean circulation collapse. Time to start prepping?
An abrupt collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, was the plotline for the 2004 hit movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’. Thankfully the apocalyptic scenes depicted in that film are not going to happen, but the AMOC system … Continue reading
Nguri – Indigenous rangers tell ancient stories of the Great Barrier Reef | WWF-Australia
n Dyirbal language, ‘nguri’ is a word used to say that an action was done in order to redress a balance. In light of the recent mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, WWF-Australia travelled to Saltwater Country … Continue reading
How will our beloved reefs survive in the oceans of the future? | Aeon Essays
Healthy hard corals in a shallow-water reef. Will this be a rare sight in the near future? Photo © K M Stiefel A warming planet and acid oceans will radically transform marine ecosystems. How will our beloved reefs survive? It … Continue reading
What Will Happen If Earth Keeps Getting Warmer? | Avoiding Apocalypse | Spark
The Earth is heating up and this climate change will have cataclysmic consequences for humanity – namely the desertification of agricultural lands and submersion of some of the planet’s most populated zones. This episode explores the best scientific solutions to … Continue reading
The Best Places To Live To Survive Climate Change
[…] We hear a lot about ways to mitigate climate change, but as the effects start to pile up, we should probably talk about ways to prepare for the worst. So let’s look at the best places around the world … Continue reading
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