by Andrea Merrill | Sep 16, 2020 | Climate Change, Conservation, Front Page Slider, The Earth
Talking about climate change is a vital part of addressing the problems we’re currently facing. Natural disasters are worsening because of the rise in the Earth’s temperature; the ocean is currently going through acidificationĀ because of the increasing...
by Andrea Merrill | Sep 12, 2020 | Climate Change, Wildfires
This year started out with massive wildfires in Australia so it’s sadly not a big surprise that the west coast of the United States is now experiencing our own huge wildfires as well. But that doesn’t take away from the emotional and destructive nature of...
by Andrea Merrill | Apr 8, 2020 | Climate Change, Conservation
Climate change is an ever-present threat to humans, animals, and ecosystems around the world. A new study confirmed suspicions that human-caused climate change made the 2019-2020 southeast Australian fires worse and that is just one natural disaster that’s...
by Andrea Merrill | Jan 29, 2020 | Climate Change, Conservation, Habitats, Ocean
Climate change has affected so many different ecosystems around the world. Wildfires in California and Australia have been made so much worse because of drier conditions. Rising ocean temperatures are causing glaciers to melt and are cooking some salmon. The Great...
by Andrea Merrill | Jan 8, 2020 | Climate Change, Wildfires
Australia may be 8,000 miles away from the Pacific Northwest but the current fires happening there have international implications and impacts countless people, animals, and ecosystems. Smoke from these fires have even crossed oceans to nearby New Zealand and even...