By Dillon Zhang – 11th grade Deep in the Congo, an elder stands at the edge of a forest his family has cared for for generations. The trees are tall and full of life. He does not have legal papers to prove the land is his. What he has is …
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Caption: Picture of the Earth’s horizon and cloudy ocean from a NASA satellite.
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Caption: What is AI truly doing to our environment?
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By: Elle Shi Although the Industrial Revolution began as a major technological advancement that transformed the world’s perspective on labor, it also marked the start of humanity’s dependence on fossil fuels, leading to long-term environmental damage. The Industrial Revolution was a significant breakthrough in work; it transformed manual labor into …
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Turkey faced one of the most devastating droughts in decades. Rainfall dropped around 30% across the country with some areas specifically receiving significantly less rain than normal. Due to this unexpected decrease in rainfall, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs that supply the people in Turkey with drinking water are seeing dangerously …
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From January 22nd to January 27, the US got hit by one of the greatest snowstorms in years. This snowstorm brought heavy snowfall, freezing weather, and inconvenience from the South to the Northeast. The snow was record-breaking for some places, with more than 20 inches in many places in New …
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A little over a week ago, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson started a global campaign called “Team Seas” with the ambitious goal of raising 30 million USD to clean up 30 million pounds of plastic in the ocean. Jimmy is currently the most famous philanthropist on Youtube, known for donating colossal amounts …
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Recently, the National Trust joined a global movement to ban the use of peat in compost. Peat – a combination of dead organic matter on the surface of the soil – is formed in low-oxygen and humid environments. Due to its high nutritional value, peat is often used in compost …
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