Water – the gift, cause, and fuel for life itself. While it makes up most of the Earth, only 3% of it is freshwater that’s safe enough for human consumption, and only one-third of that percentage is accessible. Today, a harrowing amount of more than one billion people lack access to clean and drinkable fresh water, while over two billion […]
Unparalleled heat waves in Arizona. Impossible snowfalls in Texas. Uncontrollable wildfires across Europe. Flooding in Germany and China. These are but a few examples of the weather catastrophes sprawling around the globe. The primary cause? Global Warming. Caption: Uncontrollable fires are raging across the planet due to global warming. Credit: Matt Palmer, UnsplashThere’s no denying it any longer. Rising […]
Car-free cities are something we believe to be either from fairy tales or the late 1800s. But with all the technological advancements today and the current surge in environmental awareness (thanks to the help of the Paris Agreement), would the cities of the future not be better off creating sustainable urbanisation? Based on Our world in data, in 1960, 1.02 billion […]
…Until we deal with invasive species.In previously colonized countries, one mark on the landscape is rarely noticed but continues to negatively affect people in these areas: invasive plants. The scorch marks green over and people move on, however, the problem still persists and the fires will rage again until it is fixed. The devastating fires in Cape Town, South […]
Less than 1% of our freshwater reserves are available today, and it’s estimated that 80% of our wastewater – water polluted with chemicals and human waste – is returned to the environment. These are shocking facts that act as a poignant reminder of what our carelessness has achieved, and it’s harming every living thing on the planet. To protect precious […]
