#environmental cause

WORLD’S LARGEST TREE IN DANGER

General Sherman is the largest tree on Earth. It has a height of 275 feet (83.8 meters) and a diameter of over 36 feet (11 meters). Despite the stupendous height and diameter it’s by no means the oldest known tree. Scientists estimate it to be 2,000 – 2,500 years old. The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine was this record with an estimated age of over 5,000 years. As a result of excessive climate…

They’ve taught a herd of calves to use a toilet in their barn. It’s called a MooLoo. Cow urines contains ammonia and this contributes indirectly to climate change. Microbes in the soil turn ammonia into nitorus oxide. A potent greenhouse gas. In Europe, livestock farming accounts for around 70% of ammonia emissions. Potty-training cows means their pee can be collected and treated instead.…

The desire to smoke bonds people across genders. However, new research shows women may find it harder to quit smoking due to varying needs and anxiety triggers. The findings, published in the European Society of Cardiology, not women are less dependent on nicotine than male counterparts, but still face more barriers to quitting. Identifying these barriers, such as a higher risk of depression,…

UN CLIMATE REPORT WARNS OF “CODE RED” FOR HUMANITY

An alarming report released today warns that some environmental changes caused by human activity are “irreversible”, putting “billions of people at immediate risk”. KEEPING THE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RISE TO 1.5°C WON’T KEEP US SAFE: The 2015 Paris Agreement agreed global warning to “well below 2, preferably to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels”. Today’s International Panel on Climate…

ALGAE: Full of fatty acids and Antioxidants. They’re also Carbon negative. Generating oxygen as they grow. LENTILS: Lentils have n climate foot print 43 times lower than beef. They need little water to flourish and are rich in iron, folate and protein. FONIO: A Millet with an nutty flavour. Nick named the ‘lazy former crop’ because it’s so easy to grow. Fonio thrives in Sandy or acidic…

This lake is not supposed to be pink. It’s not a wonder if nature – it’s caused by pollution. In the Chubut province of Argentina, the dumping of toxic waste from fishing has tinted the lagoon. Expects and activists blame it on pollution by a chemicals used to preserve prawns for export. The colour is caused by sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial product used in fish factories. The lagoon,…

Heaps of Plastic garbage are choking the planet. Every year 300+ millions tons of Plastic garbage is produced of which 10 million tons is dumped into ocean. Two Scientists seems to have found the solution, U.S. Scientists have create a food generator that turns Plastic garbage into protein. This generator uses microbes that are gene-hacked. These microbes are designed to break down plastic…