Ecosystem Calamity: Climate Change and Pollution Threaten Biodiversity and Wildlife, Part 3 of a Multi-part Series22:02Ecosystem Calamity: Climate Change and Pollution Threaten Biodiversity and Wildlife, Part 3 of a Multi-part SeriesA comprehensive study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a Shining World Compassion Award recipient, called the Living Planet Report 2022 confirms the rapid decline of Earth’s animal-people species. The results were alarming. The scientists discovered that an average population decline of 69% in all species occurred during the last half-century.Elizabeth Mrema, the Deputy Executive DirectorPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-06-10 135 Views26396p720p1080p2024-06-10Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Climate Change Vulnerability in Developing Countries, Part 2 of a Multi-part Series28:13Climate Change Vulnerability in Developing Countries, Part 2 of a Multi-part SeriesCyclone Freddy wreaked havoc across Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe, with Malawi being the most severely affected. Massive flooding and landslides in Malawi resulted in the tragic loss of over 1,200 lives, affecting more than 2.2 million people and displacing more than 659,000. This catastrophe ranks among the world’s costliest climate disasters of 2023. Southern Madagascar has alwaysPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-06-03 255 Views24396p720p1080p2024-06-03Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Global Crisis of Water Depletion and Contamination, Part 2 of a Multi-part Series28:15The Global Crisis of Water Depletion and Contamination, Part 2 of a Multi-part SeriesThe Amazon region has been hit by a record drought, causing waterways to dry up and impacting the lives of millions of people. But a study released this week found that human activities such as deforestation, cattle ranching and corporate farming have played a pivotal role in reducing the Earth’s capacity to retain water. Scientists cite the unprecedented death of river dolphins to make their casePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-05-27 430 Views28396p720p1080p2024-05-27Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Global Crisis of Water Depletion and Contamination, Part 1 of a Multi-part Series27:34The Global Crisis of Water Depletion and Contamination, Part 1 of a Multi-part SeriesGroundwater depletion is a pressing global concern, with hotspots existing in all continents. Countries such as the USA, Mexico, Iran, Chile, Spain, and China face substantial risks due to their heavy reliance on irrigated agriculture supported by rapidly dwindling aquifers, both domestically and through imports. In the United States, California is experiencing some of the world’s most rapid decliPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-05-20 406 Views28396p720p1080p2024-05-20Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Ecosystem Calamity: Climate Change and Pollution Threaten Biodiversity and Wildlife, Part 2 of a Multi-part Series25:40Ecosystem Calamity: Climate Change and Pollution Threaten Biodiversity and Wildlife, Part 2 of a Multi-part SeriesClimate change is rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous threats to biodiversity and wildlife on our planet. By the end of 2023, the ocean temperature had risen to its highest level in recorded history. And this year has seen a record melt, leading to a catastrophic loss of chicks. Scientists reported that, out of the 66 penguin-people colonies across the continent, 19 failed to breed either pPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-05-13 366 Views23396p720p1080p2024-05-13Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Climate in Crisis: Mother Nature’s Urgent Warnings and Escalating Disasters, Part 3 of a Multi-part Series25:06Climate in Crisis: Mother Nature’s Urgent Warnings and Escalating Disasters, Part 3 of a Multi-part SeriesDuring January 2024, the United States reported several crippling and unprecedented weather incidents. Tornadoes, ice, snow. One of the USA’s most surprising weather events was an extreme cold front that swept across the nation in mid-January. About 150 million US residents were under a wind chill warning or advisory for dangerous cold and wind. The storm killed dozens of people throughout the US,Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-05-06 373 Views23396p720p1080p2024-05-06Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Climate Change Vulnerability in Developing Countries, Part 1 of a Multi-part Series31:17Climate Change Vulnerability in Developing Countries, Part 1 of a Multi-part SeriesStudies have shown that despite contributing little to greenhouse gas emissions, developing countries are especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming, often leading to humanitarian crises. His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, noted that Somalia is one of the victims of climate change. “Somalia contributes 0.003% of the emissions that cause climate chPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-04-29 370 Views32396p720p1080p2024-04-29Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Exploring Some Fascinating Facts about Mother Earth25:28Exploring Some Fascinating Facts about Mother EarthAccording to the National Center for Science Education, they think Earth is about 4.54 billion years old! Earth went through a lot, even some scary stuff like mass extinctions. We humans? We're like the newest guests at Mother Earth's party, only showing up around 300,000 years ago. And Earth might’ve had two moons once! Even though we humans have only explored about 42% of Mother Earth’s land andPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-04-15 422 Views42396p720p1080p2024-04-15Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Ecosystem Calamity: Climate Change and Pollution Threaten Biodiversity and Wildlife, Part 1 of a Multi-part Series21:26Ecosystem Calamity: Climate Change and Pollution Threaten Biodiversity and Wildlife, Part 1 of a Multi-part SeriesIn September and October 2023, the Amazon witnessed thick layers of smoke blanketing the region, a result of rampant wildfires exacerbated by severe drought. During the first two weeks of November 2023, a staggering 2,387 fires ravaged the Amazon region, which were attributed to extreme drought conditions. The fire sweeping through Brazil's rainforests represents a major threat to local wildlife.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-04-08 657 Views29396p720p1080p2024-04-08Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Jamie Berger (vegan) and “The Smell of Money”: Revealing the Devastating Impact of the Pig-People Meat Industry, Part 2 of 220:48Jamie Berger (vegan) and “The Smell of Money”: Revealing the Devastating Impact of the Pig-People Meat Industry, Part 2 of 2“The Smell of Money,” directed and co-produced by Shawn Bannon (vegan) and written and co-produced by Jamie Berger (vegan), is a documentary film portraying the widespread destruction caused by pig-people Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in North Carolina, USA. “I have seen this stream filled with feces and urine from this hog operation right up here more than one time.” “Almost everPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-04-01 450 Views38396p720p1080p2024-04-01Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Jamie Berger (vegan) and “The Smell of Money”: Revealing the Devastating Impact of the Pig-People Meat Industry, Part 1 of 220:21Jamie Berger (vegan) and “The Smell of Money”: Revealing the Devastating Impact of the Pig-People Meat Industry, Part 1 of 2North Carolina, USA, is an epicenter for the pig-people meat industry. Almost 10 million pig-folk are produced yearly in the state, and they outnumber humans by a ratio of 35:1. The pig-people are being raised under filthy, crowded conditions in Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). “The Smell of Money” is a documentary film that follows a small community’s fight against the destructionPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-03-25 538 Views23396p720p1080p2024-03-25Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Climate in Crisis: Mother Nature’s Urgent Warnings and Escalating Disasters, Part 2 of a Multi-part Series25:35Climate in Crisis: Mother Nature’s Urgent Warnings and Escalating Disasters, Part 2 of a Multi-part SeriesToday, let’s look at some of the droughts in South, Central, and North America and learn about their effects. One of the most concerning droughts is in the Amazon River basin in South America. Food and drink, even transport. But it's experienced its worst drought on record. Its rivers, lakes, and streams drying up. “We have never had this drought with this proportion before. We have never seen it.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-03-18 635 Views34396p720p1080p2024-03-18Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Climate in Crisis: Mother Nature’s Urgent Warnings and Escalating Disasters, Part 1 of a Multi-part Series27:09Climate in Crisis: Mother Nature’s Urgent Warnings and Escalating Disasters, Part 1 of a Multi-part SeriesThe summer of 2023 was the hottest on record. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the month of July 2023 was confirmed as the hottest month ever recorded, shattering every other past record. Well, experts say that the pressure on world leaders to curb planet heating greenhouse gas pollution has never been more urgent. According to the 2023 annual report released byPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-03-11 614 Views23396p720p1080p2024-03-11Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Photosynthesis: A Life-Sustaining Process Threatened by Climate Change21:37Photosynthesis: A Life-Sustaining Process Threatened by Climate ChangePhotosynthesis not only sustains life as we know it on Earth but also helps regulate and control extreme climate patterns resulting from greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to plants’ remarkable ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Unfortunately, climate change has led to an increased warming of the Earth, posing a severe threat to plants and forested areas. Rising temperatures have limited the efficienPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-03-04 566 Views32396p720p1080p2024-03-04Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Rising Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Part 2 of 227:57Rising Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Part 2 of 2A new type of virus has been detected in Peru. It’s a never-before-seen virus that causes illnesses similar to dengue fever, malaria, and other tropical infectious diseases. Another type of zoonotic disease with an approximately 35 percent mortality rate, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), has emerged. This type of coronavirus recently killed two out of three diagnosed cases iPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-02-05 601 Views24396p720p1080p2024-02-05Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Rising Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Part 1 of 224:47Rising Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Part 1 of 2It’s been noted that COVID-19 cases have recently surged in several countries, often presenting with mild symptoms. However, research indicates that even ‘mild’ cases of COVID-19 can have lasting detrimental effects on heart health. MRI scans have revealed abnormal findings in the lungs, brain, and kidneys of COVID-19 patients compared to a group of people without the virus. Researchers have foundPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-01-29 680 Views29396p720p1080p2024-01-29Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Turbulence in the Skies: How Climate Change is Making Flying Bumpier22:46Turbulence in the Skies: How Climate Change is Making Flying BumpierFlights are getting bumpier, according to a new analysis of turbulence over the past four decades. A trend that scientists say is caused by a warming climate.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-01-22 463 Views20396p720p1080p2024-01-22Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Worldwide Protests: Citizens Urging Action on Environmental Pollution, Part 2 of a Multi-part Series23:12Worldwide Protests: Citizens Urging Action on Environmental Pollution, Part 2 of a Multi-part SeriesWith more than 17% of the Amazon forests lost and an additional 17% degraded, scientists fear that we’re approaching a tipping point. “Until just a couple of years ago, all of this was pristine Amazon rainforest but hundreds of gold miners were given concessions here turning this into a vast desert that stretches from mile after mile.” The deforestation of the Amazon has had a profound impact notPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-01-15 522 Views24396p720p1080p2024-01-15Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Airborne Contamination: The Presence of Plastic Particles in Our Atmosphere18:05Airborne Contamination: The Presence of Plastic Particles in Our AtmosphereWhen waves are breaking they create these mists but they're actually transferring microplastics from the ocean into the air that we're breathing. By analyzing air samples from two Auckland locations, Dr. Joel Rindelaub's team of researchers calculated that 74 metric tons of microplastics drop over the city each year.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-01-08 478 Views20396p720p1080p2024-01-08Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Worldwide Protests: Citizens Urging Action on Environmental Pollution, Part 1 of a Multi-part Series24:43Worldwide Protests: Citizens Urging Action on Environmental Pollution, Part 1 of a Multi-part SeriesEnvironmental pollution, one of the modern world’s most pressing challenges, has been on the rise in recent decades, and is having a serious impact on living organisms, including humans. Long-term exposure to air pollution is estimated to have contributed to over 1.67 million annual deaths in India. The State of Global Air 2020 report found that air pollution caused more than 116,000 deaths in IndPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2024-01-01 648 Views29396p720p1080p2024-01-01Planet Earth: Our Loving Home