Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Your cozy home with its elegant interior style and comfortable couch could be unsafe, even though you can’t see the risks. Here’s how.
A recently published study, form the basis of a new discipline: fence ecology. By compiling studies from ecosystems around the world, the research shows that fences produce a complex range of ecological effects. #fences #FenceEcology
Climate change is progressing faster each day, leading to higher temperatures and altered precipitation. Plants and animals continue to find ways to adapt to the changing environment.
Environmentalist Sir David Attenborough warned world leaders at a recent United Nations (UN) meeting that they need to work together and act now to prevent an extinction crisis.
Warning that without a “seismic shift” in how world governments approach the treatment of wildlife, land conservation, and public health, the planet could be entering an “era of pandemics #climateaction
Some of the world’s most dangerous pesticides OK’d despite incomplete assessments, evidence of far-ranging harms to people, and protected wildlife.
Philanthrocapitalism — epitomized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — has emerged over the last 30 years as a major force with the potential to “push the future of our planet towards extinction and ecological collapse,” according to a report launched Wednesday by Navdanya International. #billgates #killgates
Here are some areas of your home that could be negatively impacting your health and preventive measures to keep your home environmentally healthy.
In “Oneness Vs. the 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom,” Vandana Shiva, Ph.D., argues that the ultra-wealthy elite are responsible for a majority of the environmental, financial, and health crises currently facing us #oneness
A new study published Tuesday found that half of the coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have been killed off over the past three decades as ocean temperatures rise due to human-caused global heating. #GreatBarrierReef
While it is well known that air pollution negatively harms lungs and hearts, it could also be affecting the brains of young people.
Eco-anxiety is very real, and it can be very difficult to deal with, especially if you feel misunderstood or like no one is listening to you. Try to apply some of these practices and hopefully, the weight of the planet will start to lift. #ecoanxiety
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications found that as much as 40% of the Amazon rainforest could become a savannah-like environment. #amazonrainforest
A “trash tsunami” has washed ashore on the beaches of Honduras, endangering both wildlife and the local economy.
There are many contradictory theories about the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization with climate change being a possible cause.
