Every acre of land gives us a choice: we can either use it to grow 113 kg of meat, or over 11300 kg of plant based food. To produce just one pound of beef takes over 2000 gallons of water. People in many countries are starving due to our inefficiency. […]
Tag: Global Warming
We need trees in our cities more than ever
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) reported in 2014 that over 54 percent of the global population lives in cities and it is expected to increase to 66 percent by 2050. It means more cars, more factories and more power plants in the cities. As […]
How dangerous is Global Warming?
Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forest are drying and wild life is scrambling to keep its pace all because of “Global warming” which is an increase in Earth’s average surface temperature. This increase is due to the effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning […]
Glaciers Losing Half a Metre to One Metre of its Ice Thickness Every Year
A recent study of the Glacier Monitoring Service states that the extreme ice loss of the past several years has resulted in the imbalance of glaciers in different regions of the world. According to the study, the glaciers will suffer more ice loss even if the weather remains stable. “The […]