Many of the factors why our bee populations are in serious peril were discussed in a recent blog. So, what would happen if bees were extinct entirely? Why should we be concerned? What would a world without bees look like, and what problems would it bring for humans, animals, and plants? Bees are one of…
Tag: Environmental Issues
Heat Waves, Climate Change And Human Health
Hot days are becoming more common and intense worldwide, whereas cold days are becoming rarer. Daily record hot temperatures have happened twice as often as daily record low temperatures over the continental United States in the last decade, up from a near 1:1 ratio in the 1950s. Heatwaves are growing more prevalent, and violent heat…
How Changes In Your Diet Can Benefit The Planet
Since our childhood, we have learned that food provides us with the energy we need to carry our everyday tasks. Protein, carbs, veggies, and fruits are the basis of the food group. In the past decade, humans have been producing and wasting too much food, causing a major health and environmental impact. Food that we…
Environmental Achievement That Happened In 2021
It’s all too easy to be pessimistic about the health of the world’s ecosystem in 2021. More than a million species are on the verge of extinction, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, and the world has been shattered by a succession of climate-related catastrophic weather events. Meanwhile, the world is still…
COP26: what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn’t.
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) was held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom and ran from 31 October to 13 November 2021. If you have never heard about this event, we are here to guide you through what is COP26 and what this would change. What Is COP? For approximately…
Sustainable Beer Brewing – What Do We Know?
Brewing is not an ecologically friendly enterprise in general. One barrel of beer requires three to seven barrels of water. During the brewing process and after that, a lot of energy is needed to keep the beer warm. Then there are the unrecycled byproducts and the transportation impact to consider. While sustainability has been a…
The Dangers of Floods
A flood can be a dangerous experience, whether it’s confined to your basement or a large-scale weather event. Large-scale flooding carries the obvious risk of drowning, but even smaller home floods can result in dangerous electrical hazards and contamination risks. A flood situation puts you at risk for electrocution if you make physical contact with…
Let’s Know More About Indoor Pollution
When most people think of the word “pollution,” they picture smog in the air in a busy city. But indoor air pollution is sometimes even more dangerous than outdoor pollution. There are all sorts of things that can be responsible for indoor air pollution. The gases emitted by heating equipment, the fibers of dust and…
Surviving The Drought
Coping with prolonged dry conditions can be a daunting task. Not knowing when a drought will end puts a strain not only on farmers, but also on the entire population of towns and cities, which is also affected by water restrictions and the resulting increase in food prices. Drought and hobby farming The hobby farmer…
Environmental Issues and the Human Crisis
Humans have ruined Nature repeatedly! It is hard to think of Nature without a human’s touch. Where once was full of an exhaustible amount of flora and fauna, now it is a concrete jungle where no or less humanity is found. Yes, it is the hard reality of today’s world! Well as of now humans…