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A key concern throughout this article is the rate of global heating. Currently, the average global temperature has increased about 1°C compared with pre-industrial levels [1]. Pre-industrial refers to the period before the industrial revolution, 1720-1800 [2]....
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Photo by Lucien Wanda on Pexels How does the plastic we use end up in the ocean? There are several ways that plastic enters the ocean; often, plastic is put in the bin instead of being recycled. Whilst being...
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Increased carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere affects the balance of dissolved carbon dioxide in the world’s oceans, which are a significant carbon sink [1,2]. In the past few decades, more than 525 billion tons of additional atmospheric CO2 has...
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Heatwaves and wildfires In July 2022, for the first time ever recorded, the UK experienced temperatures up to 40°C [1]. This happened in the context of a Europe-wide heatwave so disruptive that wildfires raged across several southern and western European...
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What is an NFT? Non-fungible tokens are one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork created by artists and companies, which are sold digitally through a blockchain. Most blockchains run on Ethereum, a form of Cryptocurrency and get sold through marketplaces...
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What is Climate Change and why is it not spoken about enough? Climate Change. There was a time where these two words were just merely a threat to the globe, or simply just a warning. Now, we endure the damage Climate Change has brought. Ice caps melting at an alarming...
