When it’s raining out, all that wet stuff can look pretty plentiful. Because water seems to be falling free from the skies, taking a few extra minutes to watch a sparkling rivulet of water splash and swirl down the drain may not seem like a major transgression to your precocious son or daughter. The facts are in, … Read more
n the new millennium, being a resident of planet Earth means you have more of a responsibility than ever to take care of your home. As our population grows and natural resources become more depleted, it’s up to us to do our part to find and use alternative fuels, recycle our papers, plastics and metals, … Read more
In the next 40 years, the world population is expected to explode from 7 billion to more than 9 billion people [source: Negative Population Growth]. More people means more hungry bellies, and if we’re going to feed the growing world population, we need to increase the world’s food supply. So, if the population is “only” increasing by … Read more
Key Takeaways The time for action is now, at least when it comes to climate change. If the world’s major governments don’t enact measures that limit global warming, it may be impossible to stop its progress, according to a study published Aug. 30, 2018 in the journal Earth System Dynamics. The study, led by scientists in the United … Read more
The Euphrates River is one of the most important water systems in recorded history. Located in Western Asia, at the very heart of the Middle East, the Euphrates-Tigris river system fed farmable land in the fertile crescent, which became the roots of human civilization with the rise of the Mesopotamians and Sumerians. Contents What Is the Tigris-Euphrates … Read more