Great Pacific Garbage Patch: 8 Key Facts About the World’s Largest Ocean Plastic Zone
In 1997, a racing boat captain named Charles Moore was sailing from Hawaii to California when he encountered a shocking sight: an ocean of trash. Surrounding his boat were millions of pieces of plastic — from bottle caps to fishing floats — as far as the eye could see. The middle of the Pacific Ocean, […]
Space Tourism: What Is Its Environmental Impact on Earth?
The Environmental Cost of Space Tourism In recent years, scientists have greatly improved space technologies. Thanks to these advances, people can travel into space for exploration and research. However, a new type of travel has appeared and is becoming more and more popular: space tourism. This new activity can bring positive benefits to humanity, such […]
NASA Launches a Satellite to Monitor Sea Level Rise
A Satellite to Understand Rising Sea Levels The NASA has launched a new satellite dedicated to observing the world’s oceans in order to monitor sea level rise, a phenomenon directly linked to climate change. The mission also aims to improve weather forecasting, particularly in coastal regions that are highly exposed to storms. By collecting extremely […]