Our Changing World

Most recent stories in Our Changing World

• Ed Beaulieu

  

  Europe has had five 500-year summers in 15 years—and now this

  National Geographic - Stephen Leahy

  A continent without air conditioning struggles with 100-degree days in June—and wonders how it will cope with the hotter years ahead. Another deadly heat wave has Europe in its sweaty grip this week. Record temperatures topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) in parts of France, …

• Ed Beaulieu

  

  Global population shift raises challenges, and opportunities

  National Geographic - Kelsey Nowakowski

  People are living longer and having fewer kids, presenting new challenges and opportunities. For almost all of human history, the Earth’s population has skewed younger. But since the last World Population Day on July 11, a major shift occurred: There are now more people age 65 and older than there …

• Ed Beaulieu

  

  Durable canvas cloth with embedded solar cells generates 120 watts per square meter

  inhabitat - Written by Lacy Cooke

  Tents, sun shades, and canopies could generate renewable energy with Norway-based Tarpon Solar‘s photovoltaic canvas. The company’s flexible …

• Ed Beaulieu

  

  What is carbon gentrification?

  Fast Company - BY Mark Wilson

  Tech companies that espouse sustainability may actually exacerbate a city’s carbon footprint, new research suggests. Tell us if this sounds familiar: A business recently relocates from the suburbs to your downtown. Maybe it’s Amazon, or any other large company. It woos young people who prefer to …

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  Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy

  

  Microplastic permeates Mariana Trench and other deep sea points

  National Geographic - Sarah Gibbens

  One liter of water from the Mariana Trench contains thousands of tiny plastic pieces, according to new research. This article was created in partnership with the National Geographic Society. Like the food particles that clump together in the middle of a kitchen sink, plastic debris is gathering in …

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  Ed Beaulieu

  

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  Sep 19, 2018