The United States Census Bureau projected that the U.S. would become a majority-minority nation for the first time in 2043. The 2020 Census confirms that assertion, finding that the U.S. population was more racially and ethnically diverse than ten years prior. The survey found that the “most prevalent racial or ethnic group for the United States was... Continue Reading →
‘Very overwhelming and scary’: How it feels to suddenly wake up to the climate emergency Kate Ng meets the people who have become increasingly aware of the impact of climate change following extreme weather events and rising pollution levels For Brenda Gabriel, 39, from London, the tipping point in her climate consciousness was the devastating... Continue Reading →
How it feels to suddenly wake up to the climate emergency
The world could be heading towards a cascade of climate tipping points. In an interconnected climate system, passing one tipping point may trigger a cascade of irreversible changes. As the world continues to warm, some call for urgent global action to avert an "existential threat to civilization." We may be about to pass – or... Continue Reading →
9 climate tipping points pushing Earth to the point of no return
children by nature are keen…
Children, by nature, are keen, passionate and curious. What was referred to as laziness is often merely an awakening of sensitivity, a psychological inability to submit to certain absurd duties, and a natural result of the distorted, unbalanced education given to them. This laziness, which leads to an insuperable reluctance to learn, is, contrary to... Continue Reading →
[eDucate yOurself] What’s the Word? Climate Lingo Demystified
This is dated, yet sometimes we need refreshers The climate crisis is taking center stage, with deadly hurricanes, torrential rains, and wildfires blazing out of control, but it can be hard to grasp the jargon that accompanies a warming world. (“Carbon capture,” anyone?) In advance of November’s UN COP26 (see below), WhoWhatWhy has collected and... Continue Reading →
People learn new things every day. Whether in school or learning from home, learning ultimately comes down to being a choice. Some students who are enrolled in traditional school settings still partake in self-directed learning because they want to. Other people choose to learn in unconventional ways and strictly rely on self-directed learning. There are... Continue Reading →
Why Self-Directed Learning Is Beneficial And Self-Empowering
Scientists writing for the journal, Nature, have warned that the planet has crossed a series of climate ‘tipping points’. They call the risk an ‘existential threat to civilisation’, saying that ‘we are in a state of planetary emergency’. What are climate change tipping points and what effects do they have on the planet? Is it... Continue Reading →
What are Tipping Points in the Climate Crisis?
What is the Anthropocene? Have human beings caused permanent changes to the planet? This question has sparked discussions between environmental advocates and geologists regarding what to call the current period we live in. Officially, according to the International Union of Geological Sciences, we are in the Holocene epoch and have been for the past 11,700... Continue Reading →
The Anthropocene: Are we Entering a new Epoch?
En-ROADS is a global climate simulator that allows users to explore the impact of roughly 30 policies—such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices—on hundreds of factors like energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise. Developed by Climate Interactive, the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, and Ventana Systems, En-ROADS is a system... Continue Reading →
What is En-ROADS?
Education is indispensable in regard to our dealing with our Climate Emergency!
Our Comment: Education is extremely indispensable in regard to both confronting and tackling our Climate Emergency! There is no ifs and buts about it. The reason why is that millions of solutions and ideas reside within people and education is the soil in which these sprout, no matter what salary bracket people come from. Everyone,... Continue Reading →
The Short Answer: There are approximately five main climate types on Earth: Tropical Dry Temperate Continental Polar Climate is the average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time—30 years or more. And as you probably already know, there are lots of different types of climates on Earth. For example, hot regions... Continue Reading →
