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Minerals and Gemstones: Treasures from the Earth and Beyond

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Minerals and Gemstones: Treasures from the Earth and Beyond

Minerals and gemstones are prized resources of planet Earth and for millennia, they have been part of human society. Gemstones encompass a wide variety of minerals and rocks that have long been recognized and valued by humans for their exceptional qualities. Apart from their geological value, gemstones also carry aesthetic and economic value. For centuries the possession of certain gems has been s

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The Global Water Crisis, Part 1 of 2

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The Global Water Crisis, Part 1 of 2

On today’s program, we’ll highlight the current water crisis occurring around the world. “Europe’s rivers are disappearing. Italy’s Po is yet another casualty of the severe drought gripping much of the continent. The river would normally be teeming with tourists; instead its drying bed is littered with empty boats.”In many places, ancient “hunger stones” have been uncovered as the river's water le

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How Climate Change Increases the Risk of Infectious Diseases, Part 2 of 2

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How Climate Change Increases the Risk of Infectious Diseases, Part 2 of 2

On today’s program, we’ll learn about other ways global warming increases the risk of infectious diseases. First, let’s look at how climate change is increasing vector-borne diseases; that is, diseases carried by infected insects and transmitted into the blood of humans. A 2008 study published in the journal Nature stated that almost one-third of the emerging infectious diseases over the past ten

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How Climate Change Increases the Risk of Infectious Diseases, Part 1 of 2

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How Climate Change Increases the Risk of Infectious Diseases, Part 1 of 2

“Our climate is in crisis, our health is at stake.” “A tragedy is unfolding.” “The gradual warming of the earth's atmosphere affects extreme weather like droughts and hurricanes but did you know these types of natural disasters can play a role in disease spread and pandemic.” In another study published in the April 2022 issue of the journal Nature scientists warn that global warming could also sig

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Mangroves: Protecting our Coasts and Sheltering the Local Inhabitants

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Mangroves: Protecting our Coasts and Sheltering the Local Inhabitants

Did you know that Earth is home to a special type of tree known as the Mangrove? Mangroves play an important role in their natural surroundings by protecting the health and welfare of various types of animal-people and coastal communities worldwide. Apart from helping to enrich and protect ecosystems, mangroves are also known for aiding in the quest to combat climate change. Without mangroves, coa

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2023-01-23 283 Views

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Rising Sea Levels: A Threat to All Life on Earth, Part 2 of 2

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Rising Sea Levels: A Threat to All Life on Earth, Part 2 of 2

The United Nations states that rising seas threaten 90 percent of the world’s megacities. In addition, approximately 40 percent of the world’s population lives within 100 km of the coast. As a result, hundreds of millions of people could be forced to flee their homes by 2050. Let’s now visit Bangladesh, one of the world’s most densely populated countries, where approximately 35 million citizens li

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Rising Sea Levels: A Threat to All Life on Earth, Part 1 of 2

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Rising Sea Levels: A Threat to All Life on Earth, Part 1 of 2

Since record-keeping began in the 1800s, the Earth’s average global sea level has consistently risen. Between the 1900s and the 2000s, the sea rose very slowly, an average of only 1.4 mm/year. However, between 2006 and 2015, the rate began accelerating, and now sea levels are rising more than twice as fast as before.Rising sea levels threaten many essential coastal infrastructures, including roads

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Food Crops at Risk of Extinction Due to Global Warming, Part 2 of 2

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Food Crops at Risk of Extinction Due to Global Warming, Part 2 of 2

GHG emissions fuel climate change, which in turn causes extreme weather events and droughts to become more frequent and intense. These intense conditions are causing agricultural challenges for farmers, affecting food trade markets, and producing food scarcity crises. Many climate scientists are raising the alarm that due to climate change many food items may someday be literally wiped off of Plan

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2022-12-26 274 Views

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Food Crops at Risk of Extinction Due to Global Warming, Part 1 of 2

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Food Crops at Risk of Extinction Due to Global Warming, Part 1 of 2

On today’s show, we’ll examine how food production and consumption play a major role in emitting GHGs and how this process affects our precious planet Earth.Various scientific studies have found that high levels of GHGs are emitted at every stage of the animal-people meat production process, resulting in a massive carbon footprint for every piece of animal-people flesh consumed. However, something

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Forever Chemicals: What They Are and How They Affect Our Planet

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Forever Chemicals: What They Are and How They Affect Our Planet

Forever chemicals, scientifically known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances or PFAS, were introduced in the 1940s and have been used widely ever since. They don’t break down in the environment, can move through soils, contaminate drinking water sources, and build up in fish-people, wildlife, and even the human body.The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry says exposure to PFAS

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Extreme Weather Events in 2022 Caused by Climate Change, Part 4 of 4

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Extreme Weather Events in 2022 Caused by Climate Change, Part 4 of 4

On today’s program we’ll highlight recent major hurricanes. Hurricane Bonnie was the first major hurricane of the 2022 Eastern Pacific hurricane season. It began as a tropical storm and strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane. Bonnie swept through Central America, leaving four deaths in Nicaragua and one in El Salvador. Tens of thousands of people across Nicaragua were left without power and more

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Extreme Weather Events in 2022 Caused by Climate Change, Part 3 of 4

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Extreme Weather Events in 2022 Caused by Climate Change, Part 3 of 4

On today’s program, we’ll highlight 2022’s major unpredictable catastrophic events: earthquakes. Since 2000, earthquakes have caused 721,311 fatalities, more than three times those caused by the second deadliest disaster, storms, which have resulted in 201,485 deaths.Iranian state media reported that some 24 tremors, two with a magnitudes of 6.3 and 6.1, hit the village of Sayeh Khosh near Iran’s

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Extreme Weather Events in 2022 Caused by Climate Change, Part 2 of 4

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Extreme Weather Events in 2022 Caused by Climate Change, Part 2 of 4

On today’s program, we’ll continue highlighting the floods that occurred in other parts of the world in 2022. Pakistan’s neighbor countries India and Bangladesh have also been hit hard by unprecedented levels of flooding due to heavy rainfall this monsoon season. In the summer of 2022 floods and landslides from extreme rainfall and tropical storms also caused several deaths, damaged infrastructure

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Extreme Weather Events in 2022 Caused by Climate Change, Part 1 of 4

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Extreme Weather Events in 2022 Caused by Climate Change, Part 1 of 4

In 2022 many parts of the world went through scorching summer days when the temperature hit record highs. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information report, the summer of 2022 was the hottest on record for Europe and China, the second-hottest for North America and Asia, and the fifth-hottest June-to-August period for planet

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2022-10-24 541 Views

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Dust and Sandstorms: Signs from Nature to End Animal-People Exploitation, Part 2 of 2

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Dust and Sandstorms: Signs from Nature to End Animal-People Exploitation, Part 2 of 2

Recently, large, severe dust and sandstorms have been happening more frequently. In 2022, a series of dust storms and sandstorms have smothered many parts of the Middle East, including Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and other areas. This series of catastrophic events caused the air to become filled with unhealthy dust particles. Thousands have been sent to the hospital due to breathing problems

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Dust and Sandstorms: Signs from Nature to End Animal-People Exploitation, Part 1 of 2

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Dust and Sandstorms: Signs from Nature to End Animal-People Exploitation, Part 1 of 2

On today’s show we’ll present a series of apocalyptic-type extreme weather occurrences that have become more frequent around the world. Due to ongoing desertification around the world, landscape erosion has led to increased soil and sand mobility, resulting in increased occurrences of dust storms and sandstorms. These occurrences are exacerbated by global greenhouse gases caused by methane emissio

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2022-10-04 607 Views

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The Growing Problem of Plastic Pollution, Part 2 of 2

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The Growing Problem of Plastic Pollution, Part 2 of 2

However, the problem of plastic waste extends far beyond cities; it occurs even in the most remote places on Earth. Currently, the world produces twice as much of this waste annually than it did two decades ago. In addition, since its outbreak in late 2019, the global COVID-19 pandemic has caused even more waste to be produced. In a February 2022 report, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned that t

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The Growing Problem of Plastic Pollution, Part 1 of 2

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The Growing Problem of Plastic Pollution, Part 1 of 2

Since the mid-1900s, humans have relied on plastic for a wide variety of uses. It’s cheap, versatile, lightweight, highly resilient, and can be used in many ways in everyday life. However, plastic has one major drawback: once manufactured, it does not decompose for approximately 1,000 years. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) states that during the early 2000s, more plastic waste was ge

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United Nations Reports: It’s Now or Never to Stop Climate Change, Part 2 of 2

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United Nations Reports: It’s Now or Never to Stop Climate Change, Part 2 of 2

The Report states that “human-induced climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying.” Global temperatures are at the high end of what modellers had earlier predicted and are increasing more rapidly than estimated. Thus, the IPCC is calling for immediate and drastic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, stating, “Limiting warming to around 1.5°C (2.7°F) requires global greenhouse gas emissions

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United Nations Reports: It’s Now or Never to Stop Climate Change, Part 1 of 2

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United Nations Reports: It’s Now or Never to Stop Climate Change, Part 1 of 2

On April 4, 2022, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the third installment of its comprehensive Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). The April report provided updated information on global warming and global greenhouse gas emissions, as well as on the current progress in emission-mitigation efforts. And the results are alarming. The report shows that between 201

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Find out the many ways to protect and care for the precious resources of our beautiful planetary home. Each and every one of us can make a difference in preserving our environment and the Earth.