CLIMATE CHANGE AND CYCLOSPORA
Warmer temperatures help speed up the maturation process that makes cyclospora parasites infectious to humans. With summers hotter and longer[…]
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Author: Gail McCormick
Gail McCormick has been a leader in climate change activism for over 40 years. Her relevant award-winning art has been shown in museums, university galleries, and at the landmark UN Rio Conference. As a board member of HealthLink, she helped eradicate antiquated Massachusetts coal power plants and has been chair of Sustainable Arlington, MA. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @GailMcCormick20.
CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE
A battery-like device captures carbon dioxide from air by using a charging and discharging process. The technology relies on electricity[…]
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CALIFORNIA COAST PROBLEM
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a vast system of ocean currents that acts like a planetary conveyor belt carrying[…]
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CLIMATE CHOICES
Personal climate choices don’t seem to distract people from supporting major environmental reforms. People who recycle, use reusable cups and[…]
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RODENT RAVAGES
Climate change is altering the rainfall, vegetation, and habitat conditions that influence rodent populations boosting odds the pathogens these animals[…]
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MARVELOUS MARIGOLDS
With as much protein as quinoa, marigolds are a sustainable alternative to meet but almost half of used marigolds end[…]
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OXYGEN LOSS PROBLEM
Oxygen is disappearing from oceans, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters at an alarming rate, weakening natural processes that help regulate[…]
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HELPFUL HEAT FLOW
Electricity can dramatically reshape how heat flows through certain ceramic materials, increasing heat conduction by almost threefold in a preferred[…]
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CANADIAN WILDFIRES
Accelerating climate change makes wildfires bigger, hotter, and more destructive. Canada, with more than a quarter of the world’s boreal[…]
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COLORADO RIVER CRISIS
Lake Powell, the US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens to plunge to unprecedentedly low levels this year after a historically bleak snowpack[…]
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