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Glaciers from East to West are expected to disappear in the next 40 years.
A University of Leeds-led study has said pre-industrial glaciers will disappear in a third by 2050 due to greenhouse gas emissions. Only if global temperatures don’t exceed 1.5C compared with pre-industrial times can the other two-thirds be saved, the report said. However, it added that glaciers are contributing a small fraction of sea level rise…
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There are microplastics everywhere, and here’s what you can do about it.
A report has said that plastic recycling doesn’t work and more plastic-making facilities continue to come online. “Remember that when you’re making plastic, there’s the greenhouse gas emissions…but these facilities also emit massive amounts of air toxins and particulates,” it added. Consumers should reduce the amount of plastic they use at the source and turn…