https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l 20 Articles of Current Events en-us 2018-06-08 17:57:16 UTC 2018-06-08 18:21:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266352522 May 24, 2018: Climate change may lead to an increase of intensity of atmospheric rivers, long narrow stips in the atmosphere that carry a large amount of water vapor from the tropics.

]]> 2018-06-08 18:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266352522 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266352684 May 16, 2018: April 2018 was the third warmest globally on record, being .86 C warmer than average. The past three Aprils have been the warmest in 138 years.

]]> 2018-06-08 18:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266352684 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266352859 March 23rd, 2018: Arctic ice extent during the winter months is amongst the lowest it’s ever been.

]]> 2018-06-08 18:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266352859 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266353005 March 5th, 2018: Permafrost in the north may unleash a massive amount of carbon in the coming decades as it melts from warming temperatures.]]> 2018-06-08 18:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266353005 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266353259 May 16,2018: The Earth’s wet areas are becoming wetter, whereas the dry areas are getting drier due to changing climate worldwide.]]> 2018-06-08 18:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266353259 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266353447 May 29, 2018: Since China has recently banned taking in and processing foreign waste from the US, a lot of recyclables are ending up in landfills.]]> 2018-06-08 18:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266353447 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266353861 May 28th, 2018: Europe is banning single-use plastics to reduce oceanic pollution.]]> 2018-06-08 18:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266353861 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354189 March 22, 2018: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is estimated to be 87,000 tons and counting.]]> 2018-06-08 18:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354189 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354300 January 23, 2018: A bad winter storm caused Lebanon beaches to be flooded with trash.]]> 2018-06-08 18:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354300 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354528 December 21, 2017: In an effort to help waste prevention, carmakers are making cars from reused material.]]> 2018-06-08 18:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354528 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354726 June 5, 2018: A pilot whale that swallowed over 80 plastic bags died as a result.]]> 2018-06-08 18:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354726 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354799 April 17, 2018: A lab accident led to the creation of an enzyme that eats plastic, which could help the pollution prevention effort.]]> 2018-06-08 18:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354799 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354890 February 15, 2018: Radioactive uranium particles were found over Alaska with no clear explanation.]]> 2018-06-08 18:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266354890 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355021 June 7, 2018: In the future, we will be able to take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it to fuel.]]> 2018-06-08 18:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355021 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355132 August 16, 2017: Blue dye from detergents leaked into rivers in India and several stray dogs were dyed blue.]]> 2018-06-08 18:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355132 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355264 June 7, 2018: New solar products and industries from around the world are going to show off their creations at Intersolar 2018.]]> 2018-06-08 18:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355264 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355302 June 5, 2018: South Africa is investing 4 billion dollars in clean energy projects.]]> 2018-06-08 18:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355302 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355429 May 3, 2018: A new synthetic photosynthesis device that creates hydrogen and carbon dioxide fuel can provide a new clean energy source.]]> 2018-06-08 18:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355429 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355540 April 30, 2018: Scientists have engineered a water based battery that can store both solar energy and wind energy.]]> 2018-06-08 18:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355540 taylorciara73 https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355641 April 4, 2018: US carbon emissions are at a record low as of this year.]]> 2018-06-08 18:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorciara73/tbcisjrtw46l/wish/266355641