Warming temperatures, drier conditions and shifts in precipitation are contributing to an increase in the frequency of large wildfires and acres of land burned in the U.S. each year, according to theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Trees sway ...
How are humans contributing to sea level rise? Sea Level Rise: Research shows the sea level has been increasing gradually over the years, with its effects now visible. It is primarily caused by the melting of ice caps and glaciers. The rising sea level has eroded several beaches and affected...
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today threatening societies and the future of the planet. The impacts of climate change are more severe in poor and marginalised populations like Indigenous communities where people rely heavily on their Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to ad...
Putting the well-being of animals first should be every photographer’s goal. National Geographic photographers share tips on how they do it.
In August 2018, a team led by Sarah-Jeanne Royer a post-doctoral scholar at the Center of Microbial Oceanography of the University of Hawaii released a study documenting that the growing volume of plastic accumulating in the environment may be contributing to ...
It is also instructive to assess forests in terms of the type and degree of use by humans. Commercially used forests, such as plantations and natural forests that are used for production, are major drivers of carbon capture and storage through the young, growing trees they hold and the wood...
A weak jet stream is more of a symptom of climate change or a part of it, rather than a contributing cause. As the oceans warm and temperatures rise,...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer ...
Michael was successful in contributing to a different understanding of the deep sea: from a slowly changing to a more rapidly changing environment. In this caring for environmental change, he connects different spaces and times and creates an alternative depiction of the deep sea (see e.g. Puig...
Since scientific evidence is about probabilities rather than certainties, we can't be certain that human behavior is contributing to global warming, that our contribution is significant, or that we can do anything to fix it. Technology will find a way to get us out of the global warming mess...
Some studies also indicate climate change could be contributing to an eastward shift in tornado alley, for instance, resulting in more tornadoes occurring in the more heavily populated states east of the Mississippi River, such as this tornado outbreak. ...