The Emerald Review
The mounting pressures of global warming have brought mitigation strategies to the forefront of atmospheric research, but a growing number of experts are searching below the Earth’s surface. Some suggest that the world’s soils can trap and remove enough carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to offset a significant portion of fossil fuel emissions thanks to […]
In 2016, the world experienced the hottest year on record, with average global temperatures nearly exceeding 1°C above pre-industrial levels. The World Health Organization estimated that over 60 million people were affected by drought, heatwaves, and extreme precipitation events that year, leading to devastating food insecurity, outbreaks of vector-borne diseases, and lack of fresh water. […]
While many consider plants to be passive organisms, the reality is quite the opposite. Plants are in constant motion, moving with purpose to detect and respond to their fluctuating environmental conditions. Not only do plants transmit hormonal signals, known as phytohormones, from root to leaf, but they communicate with their neighbors, too. New research in […]
On the night of December 2, 1984, a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leaked between 30 to 40 tons of poisonous gas into the surrounding area. The immediate effects were catastrophic for the community and the environment. In one of the world’s worst industrial disasters, it is estimated that the leak exposed over half a […]
Even in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region largely overlooked by global climate change research, a decades-long grassroots movement continues to advance in its reforestation efforts across the continent. The Green Belt Movement is a community-based nonprofit organization that promotes environmental conservation, gender empowerment, and improving livelihoods through the planting of trees. Founded in 1977 by Wangari […]
When the idea to preserve a natural area in Eastern California was first introduced in the summer of 1864, it resulted in just under sixty square miles of land entrusted to the state government, little of which received many visitors. Following its declaration as a national park in 1890, Yosemite’s popularity grew, and it is […]
Approximately 133 billion pounds of food, valued at $161 billion, is wasted in the United States annually, accounting for up to 40% of the country’s entire food supply. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that this surplus of food calories could feed 154 million people yearly, despite only 35 million Americans being considered food […]