https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-climate-and-weather Thu, 04 May 2023 01:40:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-532 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:54:52 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-532 […] The largest retailers for seasonal decor are Walmart, Dollar Tree, Target, and Party City (source). While it is incredibly tempting to deck your home in brand new decor for the season, remember that our money is our power. Reducing what we buy helps to decrease carbon emissions. Carbon Dioxide emissions are greenhouse gasses that are contributing to our climate crisis. […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-521 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 15:04:17 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-521 […] According to research, out of the 2 billion pounds of pumpkins grown in the US and UK each year, about 1.6 billion pounds of those pumpkins are tossed in the ground (source). This is a problem because waste in the trash accumulates in landfills. Landfills are one of the top producers of methane, a very potent greenhouse gas. Accumulation of greenhouse gases are contributing to climate change. […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-488 Mon, 02 May 2022 02:12:27 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-488 […] Although beautiful and festive, recently, I’ve learned fireworks have some negative impacts on our environment. According to Forbes, the chemical reaction causing fireworks to explode also releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Remember, an increase in greenhouse gases due to human activity is causing our climate crisis. […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-486 Sun, 27 Mar 2022 15:24:48 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-486 […] Are We In a Climate Crisis? Understanding Climate and Weather […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-420 Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:49:02 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-420 […] The majority of the energy we use is generated from fossil fuels which are contributing to our climate change crisis. Take the challenge of washing your laundry on […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-409 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:31:36 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-409 […] contribute to pollution that we currently see in our oceans, an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, and ultimately end up accumulating in […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-383 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:01:46 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-383 […] is no denying the link between overconsumption and climate change. Anytime an item is produced, it requires resources. When we are at the store purchasing an item, […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-364 Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:44:41 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-364 […] Using cloth diapers significantly reduces your waste. This is important because when we throw away items, such as disposable diapers, they are sent to the landfill where they never really break down (or will take hundreds of years!) and creates methane gas. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is contributing to our warming climate. […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-351 Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:43:07 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-351 […] these raw materials is often the cause for our rapid increase in greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change. By refusing to buy new items and reusing items you already have, you’re making huge strides […]

]]> https://teachgogreen.com/understanding-climate-and-weather/#comment-341 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 18:40:43 +0000 http://teachgogreen.com/?p=3214#comment-341 […] and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (source). Without making these reductions in greenhouse gases, we may be leaving our children with a world that we no longer […]

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