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  • EarthTalk Q&A: Drones To The Rescue

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk When you hear the word drones, perhaps you picture flying and faceless androids on some top-secret intelligence mission, armed to the teeth and stealthy as a bandit. What you probably are not picturing are drones flying over burnt forests dropping seed pods or...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Colonialismo de los residuos

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk En lo que se denomina «colonialismo de residuos», Estados Unidos exporta grandes cantidades de basura y materiales reciclables al extranjero, en particular residuos plásticos. Durante décadas, los países asiáticos han recibido estos residuos, pero la creciente preocupación por el medio ambiente ha llevado...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Waste Colonialism

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk In what is called “waste colonialism” the U.S. exports large amounts of trash and recycling overseas, particularly plastic waste. For decades, countries in Asia have received this waste, but growing environmental concerns have led several of them to change their policies. The biggest...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Riesgos climáticos para los inquilinos

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk El cambio climático supone una amenaza creciente para la civilización humana, ya que altera rápidamente nuestro medio ambiente y aumenta la frecuencia, la intensidad y la destructividad de los desastres naturales. Nuestros hogares se encuentran en primera línea de estos retos, ya que...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Climate Risks 4 Renters

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Climate change poses a growing threat to human civilization by rapidly altering our environment and increasing the frequency, intensity, and destructiveness of natural disasters. Our homes are at the forefront of these challenges, facing rising energy costs to regulate extreme temperatures and increased...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Muerte de abejas melíferas

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk La industria apícola está en crisis, ya que la mortalidad de las abejas melíferas ha alcanzado niveles récord en los Estados Unidos. Si bien las colonias de abejas melíferas han comenzado a disminuir a un ritmo notable durante la última década, los Estados...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Honeybee Die-Off

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The beekeeping industry is in crisis as honeybee deaths have reached record levels in the U.S. While honeybee colonies have begun declining at a noticeable frequency over the past decade, the U.S. experienced the worst die-off yet, with 62 percent of commercial honeybee...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Alimentos cultivados en laboratorio al rescate

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Estados Unidos tiene casi dos millones de granjas, y más de la mitad de su territorio se dedica a la agricultura. El cambio climático afecta a la productividad agrícola, a veces aumentando o reduciendo los rendimientos, mientras que la contaminación atmosférica provocada por...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Lab-Grown Food To The Rescue

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The U.S. has nearly two million farms, with over half of its land used for agriculture. Climate change affects agricultural productivity, sometimes enhancing or reducing yields, while air pollution from ground-level ozone weakens plant growth and increases disease susceptibility. Also, rising populations and...
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