Search results for: “Health and Environment”
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Heat Waves in the United States
What Causes Heat Waves? A heat wave happens when there are three or more days of unusually high maximum and minimum temperatures1. Heat waves are caused by a system of high atmospheric pressure moving into a certain area2.To be considered a heat wave, temperatures have to be outside the historical average2. 2021 Heat Waves in…
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Key Points from the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.
The IPCC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change”1 that was created to give policymakers routine climate change assessments -including implications and potential dangers concerning climate change, and new proposals for adaptation and mitigation.1 You may have heard this report referred to as the…
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How Ecosystem Carbon Capture Could Reverse Global Warming
The Crisis We Face And How Ecosystem Carbon Capture Can Help Ecosystem Carbon Capture may spell the end of global warming issues. Even if our society were able to completely halt greenhouse gas emissions today, the Earth would continue heating for decades.1 Numerous studies indicate an overabundance of greenhouse gases have been released into the…
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Golf Courses, Potential Solar Farms
Golf courses account for 2 million acres of US land.1 There are about 16,000 courses in the US2 and “most golf courses are spread across 110 to 190 acres.”3 Golf is on the decline, with a 22% loss of golfers (6.8 million) from 2003 to 20184, and more than 800 golf courses have shut down…
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Pollinator Garden at the Hindu Society of Central Florida
IDEAS For Us installed a beautiful Pollinator Garden on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at the Hindu Society of Central Florida. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who came out to help! IDEAS For Us is advancing sustainability around the world by empowering communities to implement local solutions to global environmental problems, such as this…
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Say No To Single-Use Plastics
Say No To Single-Use Plastics Plastic pollution is one of the most critical environmental issues these days. It is the accumulation of plastic materials (like grocery bags, drink bottles, straws, food wrappers, plastic packaging, and microbeads) in the marine and wild environments. This accumulation adversely impacts both humans and wildlife. 1. Every year, about 8…
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The Silent Killer: Air Pollution in California
The Silent Killer: Air Pollution in California The Silent Killer. Air pollution is the release of chemicals into the atmosphere which leads to health effects on humans and other living beings, which causes damage to the climate 1. There are various types of air pollutants: biological molecules, gases (ammonia, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides,…
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Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills
Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills. Image source: Oil is seen leaking from the Japanese-owned bulk carrier, MV Wakashio 13. What is an oil spill? Oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the marine ecosystem due to human activity such as tankers, barges, pipelines,…
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Protecting Sea Turtles
Protecting Sea Turtles Protecting sea turtles…how do we go about it? These are one of the ancient species, and they lived in the time of dinosaurs. Sea turtles are the oldest marine turtle was dated back to 120 million years, according to fossil fuel1. Fun Facts: Sea Turtles could hold their breath…
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Switching to Renewable Energy: Going Greener
Switching to Renewable Energy: The Importance of Going Greener Switching to renewable energy. Going clean and green is a great initiative nowadays that people are taking part in. It is safe to say that it has become a trend, too. It is a timely and relevant trend that many of us should be a part…