Owen Xu Li Researchers from the University of Maine have discovered that the South Col Glacier, located almost at the top of Mount Everest, has lost almost 54 meters of thickness in the last two decades. This means that the glacier is …
Read More »Iceland will end whaling within two years
Owen Xu Li After a government leader of the nation stated that there is no justification to continue the practice, the national government will be banning whaling within the next two years. After Japan resumed their commercial whaling industry in 2019, the …
Read More »António Guterres plan to fight global conflicts, like Climate Change
Owen Xu Li The UN chief recently stated that the world is facing five major obstacles in the present, and all countries must cooperate and enter an emergency mode as their actions will determine the future of the world for decades. Alarm …
Read More »The Pandemic Reduced Emissions, What Now?
By Owen Xu Li During the recent pandemic from Sars-CoV-2, commonly known as COVID-19, most governments of the world imposed strict social distancing policies, reducing the number of active industries around the world. This major change led to a 5.2% decrease in …
Read More »The World Wants to Ban the Use of Peat in Compost, Here’s Why.
By Owen Xu Li Recently, the National Trust joined a global movement to ban the use of peat in compost. Peat – a combination of dead organic matterhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59195535 on the surface of the soil – is formed in low-oxygen and humid environments. …
Read More »YouTube Wants to Rid the World’s Oceans of Plastic
By: Owen Xu Li 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 …
Read More »Tuna populations are recovering, while sharks’ and rays’ are not.
By Owen Xu Li According to the official tally of threatened species, the number of Tunas is increasing after a decade of conservation efforts. However, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which manages the Red List, some …
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