The climate crisis is really hard on birds. Our feathered friends are going through a lot of, not so great, changes as the climate changes giving us a real life example of how this is effecting the world at large. Changes in migration patterns, size, and just disappearance is painting a bleak picture for the future.
What are we going to do without plastic? How will we survive without single use items? Well, for some where that is already a reality, the answer is leaves. Which is something that was used before single use plastic and is making a return.
Everyone needs water. This is a resource that will be scarcer the more the climate crisis builds. Dry areas will be hit hard but innovation in this area is bringing a new water source to the forefront: Fog. Fog catchers are supplying dry areas with water that can be used for agriculture and even drinking with netting.
Climate change and the climate crisis are pretty abstract terms to most people. We still have seasons that come and go. Still cold in the winter, hot in summer. If you don’t live somewhere that is seeing the early effects of the issue it’s easy to believe that these problems are made up or blown out of proportion. Check out this slideshow to see how the planet is really changing.
Lots of people don’t like insects. We spend a lot of time getting rid of them but we need to change that. Our lives and the lives of insects are locked together and although massive die offs might sound nice, it’s a real problem that we need to help solve.
Hate when your phone dies? Wish your battery lasted longer and burned cooler? Don’t we all. Lucky for us, science has a fix coming. Graphene batteries have hit the market and although they’re not in our phones yet, they can be as early as next year.
Ocean shipping causes a good deal of emissions, about the same amount as all of Germany put together, so lowering this will be good! Some scientists are looking to ammonia as a green fuel alternative but others caution that this solution leaves much to be desired.
The climate crisis puts the world’s biodiversity in danger. As it gets warmer and weather gets more extreme, many plants and animals will not be able to survive these changes. Anywhere from 50-95% of species will become extinct in the next 50 years. That’s a lot.
