Submitted by: Timothy Lee Infected by lung cancer and wheezing from asthma, the individuals affected by polluted air face disastrous and severe health consequences. Historically, cardiovascular diseases are the #1 cause of death throughout the world, accounting for approximately 31% of deaths …

Submitted by: Selena Guo In the cold winter months, everyone wants to stay warm. For us with homes, we have nothing to worry about. However, stray animals, or even house pets, have nowhere to go and are forced to find shelter in …

Submitted by: Eileen Guo Why are the temperatures so high here in the U.S. this year? Because of global warming, El Niño, and the jetstream, we’ve been having heated winters on the west coast and no snow on the east coast. Global …

Submitted by: Hong Guo California is a state especially known for its beaches. A stereotype is that we spend all our days tanning on the beaches. Even though it isn’t true at all, we should still pride ourselves on the beautiful oceans we’re …

Submitted by: Eileen Guo The South China Tiger population was estimated to be about 4,000 tigers in the early 1950s. In the next few decades, thousands of tigers were killed as the subspecies was hunted as a pest. The Chinese government banned …

Submitted by: Mengyu Liu The environment is polluted; lots of animals are in danger now. Humans have destroyed animals’ habitats, causing countless deaths of countless species. One of my favorite species, which also happens to be on the Red List of endangered …

Despite their fearsome and often incorrect reputation, sharks are essential for our marine ecosystem’s survival. Statistically, shark attacks kill less than one person per year. The ocean provides ⅓ of our world’s food, produces the most oxygen in the world, removes half …

By: Amy Yao Human trash in the ocean has negatively affected the environment through the use of littering many tons of plastic debris to create an enormous patch of garbage in the ocean. Humans are becoming increasingly irresponsible and cleaning up ourselves …

By: Eileen Guo In a jungle, the panda does not have any real predators, but still they are endangered. As humans are threatening and cutting down their bamboo, there are only 1,800 pandas left in the world. Pandas are considered one of …

By: Cindy Guo Over the course of only one month, recently, a single African city has lost over sixty elephants from illegal killing. On a yearly average, Africa as a whole loses around 30,000 elephants to greedy hunters. They first butcher off …