Gail McCormick – Page 22 – Our Fragile Earth

RAVAGED RIVERS

Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans. Of nearly 800 rivers studied, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen[…]

The world’s food system network generates between 21% and 37% of our greenhouse gas emissions yearly. A population approaching 10[…]

Most coastal communities will encounter ‘100-year floods’ annually by the end of the century, even under a moderate scenario where[…]

Nearly 90% of U.S plastic waste ends up in landfills. But there’s a potential solution. Table salt outperforms other expensive[…]

Climate change could stoke the cost of insuring the nation’s farmers and ranchers to unsustainable levels. Farmers took in a[…]

The fashion industry is responsible for about 10% of annual global GHG emissions. Projections show that will increase over 50%[…]

The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing more methane release. Their dams cause flooding, inundating vegetation[…]

Put in landfills coffee grounds produce greenhouse gasses. Fortunately roasted used grounds can be turned into biochar using a low-energy[…]

Candida auris, a dangerous fungi, may be the first such pathogen to emerge due to a warming planet which may[…]

The U.S. has the potential to cut building emissions by 91% compared to 2005 levels, saving over $100 billion per[…]