In our lives, we have been confronted in one way or another with environmental pollution that has affected us in many ways. Pollution is the harmful substances that are released into the environment. The toxic materials are called pollutants. These can be natural, such as volcanic ash, and others result from human activities, such as…
Category: Nature
6 Facts About Volcanoes
Volcanoes are cracks in the earth’s crust where magma can flow to the surface and turn into lava. A volcano is essentially an outlet for magma. Volcanology is the study of volcanoes. Volcanologists are scientists who study volcanoes. They must learn chemistry, geology, physics, and earth sciences at school. They study volcanoes and how…
Sustainable Fashion: 4 Basic Tips to Make a Difference
Sustainability! That’s the trendy word in the fashion industry, they said! But its definitely not a trend. Yes, you’ve read right! Because trends mean fast fashion, which is not sustainable! However, you can be both stylish and sustainable! How? Perhaps you’ll think that wearing ethical fashion brands will do the trick. Yes, true; you could…
6 Basic Tips To Go Zero Waste
From wildfires to droughts and floods, you frequently hear about the harmful effects of climate change on our planet. Since you are aware that human activities are the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions, you know that it is our responsibility to adopt better habits to help in reducing global warming. In fact, to save…
Environmental Benefits of Bamboo
As the world looks to sustainable energy and products to reverse some of the devastating effects of global pollution and warming, our focus must be directed towards viable, long term solutions for production of goods. In a search to find materials that can continue to foster growth on the planet but not decimate the land…
Causes of Heat Waves
Summer is not something that everyone loves. Well, some of us do love summer as long as we are in the sea or lake so that we do not feel dehydrated. Usually, summer is not the same everywhere. In the southern hemisphere, summer is from December to February, and in the northern hemisphere, it’s from…
7 Foods That Are Good for the Environment
Choosing what to eat on a daily basis clearly impacts the environment and most of us don’t know about it or some of us choose to think about it. We choose not to think of where our food comes from and how it is made, because we know the reality is not that pretty. It…
Environmental Effects on Health
We are all exposed to environmental pollutants on a daily basis. Some examples include agriculture chemical contaminants; exposure to detergents; gasoline and solvents; pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides; food additives and the list goes on. How does this affect your health? The human body has an amazing ability to cleanse and detoxify itself. However when pollutants…
The Biggest Threat: Global Warming
With the Environmental Day just gone by, people are somehow becoming more conscious when it comes to going green. It is not surprising to hear that a big chunk of glacier melted today in the Artic or there are devastating floods in any country. Natural disasters are happening like anything and people are suffering. Either…
What Is Aerobic Composting and How Is It Beneficial for the Environment?
Since it is World Environment Day tomorrow, I want to put more emphasis on the way we recycle our perishable items and how we as individuals are able to contribute to the society as a whole. I researched a lot and finally stumbled upon this way of composting which made me think why not write…