On Aug. 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey landed on the Texas coast as a category 4 storm with maximum winds of 134 mph. But it wasn’t the wind that did most of the damage in Texas’ largest city of Houston—it was the water. Fueled by the highest ocean temperatures ever...
Climate change threatens our dream of a better world for our children. Charles Kettering, a prolific inventor, and engineer, once said, “We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there.” Kettering’s words resonate...
If you’ve looked into the science behind climate change, you probably already know that an excess of CO2 poses a significant threat to our planet. Carbon stays in our atmosphere much longer than a human life span (at least 300 years) and has disastrous effects...
Ocean Acidification Threatens the Future of Marine Ecosystems Almost seventy percent of our planet is water, and yes, water is life. Humanity, nor any other known species could survive without water. Therefore, the logical thing would be to care for the water as a...
Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re interested in doing something about climate change. But to move from interest to commitment, you should be clear about what you’re talking about and what’s at stake. Keeping that in mind, here’s a brief introduction to the...
