Tag environment
It triggered the world’s largest mass extinction. Now it could fight climate change. It’s…a rock? Over 250 million years ago, basaltic lava oozed across Siberia, emitting massive amounts of carbon dioxide. The rapid influx of gas caused worldwide rise in temperatures and ocean… Continue Reading →
In December 2024, two tankers—part of Russia’s “shadow fleet”—crashed in the Black Sea, spilling tons of heavy fuel. Nine months later, what has been the ecological fallout? https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/damage-from-black-sea-russian-tanker-spills-lingers-nine-months-on Interested in more articles like this? Check out my story on the… Continue Reading →
I gripped the metal rim of the boat, sticky with evaporated salt water. It skipped gently over each cresting wave, smooth as a seagull skidding along the sea. Sunlight glinted on the surface of the water, its cloudy emerald color… Continue Reading →