The terms “mitigation” and “adaptation” often tag along in conversations or discourses related to threat evaluation or risk assessment, disaster management, and the ongoing climate […]
Author Archives: Anka Baranski
Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence
The rapid growth in the field of artificial intelligence has opened new opportunities while also raising novel concerns about its implications. One of such is […]
Why Trump Pulled the U.S. Out of the Paris Climate Agreement
Donald Trump, on his first day in office for his second term, signed several executive orders in front of selected members of the press. These […]
Energy Consumption of Artificial Intelligence
The field of artificial intelligence has the potential to bring forth positive changes across the different facets of societies. It can create new economic opportunities […]
The Possible Effects of Melting Arctic
The Arctic is a polar region placed at the northernmost part of the Earth, thus encompassing the area around the North Pole. Covered most of […]
Why is the North Pole and North Magnetic Pole Moving?
The North Pole and the South Pole look stable on maps. In reality, however, both are gradually drifting because the Earth wobbles slightly as it […]
Causes of Wildfire
A wildfire is an unintentional fire occurring in an area of combustible vegetation such as a forest, grassland, prairie, or farmlands. Depending on the vegetation […]
Vertical Farming: Advantages and Disadvantages
The capacity to produce food is essential to the survival of communities and societies across the world. There is also a need to increase the […]
Why the Trump Admin Plans to Cut EV Incentives
Reuters first reported on 17 December 2024 that the transition team of incoming president Donald Trump has put forward a recommendation to cut off support […]
Where Did Dogs Come From: Ancestral Origin of the Domestic Dog
Where did dogs come from? What was the original ancestor of the dog? When did the first domestication take place? Why did humankind domesticate the […]