What is Plastic Really Doing to Our Ocean?

What is Plastic Really Doing to Our Ocean?

In 2015, a study was released saying that our ocean contains over 150 million tons of plastic waste in our ocean and we are adding 8 million tons more every year. If you are in the water often then you will know it isn’t too rare to find a plastic bag or deflated...
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

From the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, there was an odd occurrence in which it seemed like global warming just so happened to stop. One reason for that is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which is Earth’s natural air conditioning unit. It is...
What is Sustainable Tourism?

What is Sustainable Tourism?

“Sustainable tourism” is a buzzword that is often heard today; it implies that there is an environmental connection to this type of traveling. While sustainable tourism is concerned with making sure that visitors have a net-zero impact on the local environment, we can...
Seaweed Everywhere

Seaweed Everywhere

It is an omnipresent part of every ocean ecosystem. Seaweed, the colloquial term for the submerged plant life, is everywhere in the ocean and forms an important food source and habitat for many sea creatures. These types of ocean algae are threatened by many of the...
Rising Sea Levels and the Urgency of the Problem

Rising Sea Levels and the Urgency of the Problem

One of the most omnipresent effects of environmental degradation is the rise of sea levels around the world. It is one of the most impactful effects of environmental collapse on human civilizations, as many coastal and low-lying cities and settlements are affected...