Wildfires are a common and annual occurrence in California’s landscape, however, a severe drought paired with extreme temperatures, have sustained several major fires during California wildfire season 2021. As of 14 September, over 7,000 wildfires have been recorded, burning over 900,000 hectares across California. Moreover,
While the impacts of changing climatic conditions are being felt across the world, it is safe to say that future will only be grimmer if the phenomenon continues at the current pace. A World Bank report has discovered that climate change can uproot over 200
With rising global temperatures, the world is seeing a drastic change in climatic patterns. A report has stated that shifting the North Atlantic jet stream could increase extreme weather events in Europe and North America by 2060. The North Atlantic jet stream is a band
A report has revealed that the hole in the ozone layer that develops annually has grown bigger than Antarctica in 2021. Researchers from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said that this year’s hole is increasing rapidly and is larger than 75 percent of ozone holes
The devastating 2019-20 bushfire season in Australia wreaked havoc in coastal regions of Victoria and New South Wales and killed or displaced billions of animals including koalas and kangaroo. While the fires destroyed biodiversity on the land, smoke from the 2019-20 Australian bushfire caused a
With worsening ecological situations, conflicts across the globe are also exacerbating. The UN has labeled environmental threats as the biggest challenge to human rights in the coming time. The warning came as part of a global update delivered in the 48th session of the UN
With the rapidly changing climate, it has become absolutely necessary to protect biodiversity by all means. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress has called for protecting 30 percent of the earth – land and sea – and 80 percent
UN has declared the eradication of leaded petrol worldwide, but not until after it has contaminated air, dust, soil, drinking water and food crops for the better part of a century. Banning the use of leaded petrol has been estimated to prevent more than 1.2
One of the renowned office chairs, Herman Miller’s Aeron chair is getting an eco-friendly update with the infusion of ocean plastic. Designed in 1994, the Aeron chair was specially curated for people who spend most of their day sitting in their offices. Even after years,
Ships have great historical significance as they are highly used as a mode of transportation and trade but they are also known for causing an immense amount of pollution. In order to reduce the carbon footprint caused by ships, a Dutch company is deploying an inventive