In 2021, the world emitted 36.3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, a six percent increase compared with 2020. The abundance of CO2 in the atmosphere leads to serious problems: tropical storms, wildfires, rising sea levels, and droughts— all a part of the same issue: climate change. The United Nations and other international agencies aim to …
The Renewable Paradox: The Neglected Suffering from Climate Change Read More »
The Sixth Extinction “Every day, up to 150 species are lost,” as noted by scientists at the U.N Convention on Biological Diversity. In recent years, the number of species, whether that be amphibians, mammals, plants or otherwise, across all biomes has been dropping at an alarming rate. Loss of biodiversity is rampant in every corner …
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An Analysis by Andy Wang (’23) Climate change has become one of the greatest challenges in the world, one that threatens all of humanity. As a species that has existed and evolved for six million years, according to Charles Darwin, the success of human civilization has been attributed to our adaptive behaviors which have increased …
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Written by Allan Zhang (SAS ’24) In 2019, a female adolescent was on the cover of the Times Magazine. She is standing on a rocky shoreline, staring at the heavens (Boucher). Relatively tiny comparing to the surrounding nature, her eyes, however, reflected both hope and desperation. Initially surprised at her age, I learned that this …
