Forests provide homes for many kinds of plants and animals. They also protect water quality, offer opportunities for recreation, and provide people with wood. Forests are sensitive to many effects of climate change, including shifting weather patterns, drought, wildfires, and the spread of pests Th...
Like other species, we are the products of millions of years of adaptation. Now we're taking matters into our own hands.
A major cloud giant, Switch, has announced plans to build a large solar-powered center, and other data companies are signing on to get power from wind and solar farms.Questions:1. How does the IT industry contribute to climate change? 2. What is the inspiring news about some Internet ...
One probable consequence of climate change in Alaska is an increase in frequency and intensity of wildfires. “Preliminary assessments suggest the frequency, intensity, and area burned are increasing in the northern two million acres of [Denali National Park],” Dave Schriokauer, the sciences ...
The causes of climate change are mainly anthropogenic(人为的) in nature. Since the industrial revolution, human activities have increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The increased amount of gases which absorb heat has led to more heat being kept in the atmosphere, causing ...
There are consequences of living big. As middle-class houses have grown larger, two things have happened. First, large houses take time to maintain, so cleaners and other low-wage service workers are required to keep thes...
the increasing independence during adolescence(青春期)brings with it more freedom whenitcomes to food choices. This time-of life also brings great physical and emotional(情绪化的)changes in young people, which are often related ...
"This latest draft text on the New Collective Quantified Goal is not just a joke -- it's an insult to the people in the Global South living on the front line of the climate crisis," Essop said. "In the meantime, millions of people's lives are at risk. We are angry, but w...
Baseline scenarios are often referred to as “business as usual.” The rise of the new climate apocalypse can be traced directly to a consequential but little appreciated change in how the IPCC presents its scenarios. The consequences of this change have reverberated through the scientific community...
How do people cause ocean warming? How is ocean acidification harmful? How does ocean circulation affect climate change? How does methane affect ocean acidification? How does water pollution affect the world? How is global warming causing ocean deoxygenation?