Earth911 brings the circular economy to life by connecting the world to brands, products, and services to live sustainably. We help millions of people find local end-of-use options for products and packaging using the largest curated directory of reuse, donation, and recycling locations, municipal curbside collection programs, and mail-in recycling options. We educate and inform consumers, businesses and communities to […]
A satellite image from Copernicus shows the land-surface temperatures in Spain. Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery. By Anders Lorenzen Much of southern Europe and in particular Spain is experiencing record-breaking temperatures and an extreme unprecedented heatwave named Cerberus. The temperatures exceeding 40 Degrees C and land temperatures for the first time ever exceeding 60 Degrees C l is unprecedented […]
Researchers have announced findings that humid days with temperatures of 34℃ (93.2℉) can stress the heart and put people with cardiovascular disease at risk. As the world’s temperatures soar this year to new records and extreme weather — including heat domes that have struck the Southeast and Southwest — become more common, be careful to check both the temperature and […]
Many homes in the Pacific Northwest still lack air conditioning. After 2009, when the first major heat wave hit the area, however, air conditioning installations soared. But many apartment dwellers and about 40% of homeowners still do without cooling during increasingly hot summers. And that’s the coolest part of the country, the rest of the nation is feeling more heat […]
People around the world are feeling the tangible evidence of climate change. The extreme heat events in the UK, Pakistan, and China in July are yet another reminder that climate change is real and has devastating effects on the global population. The 2021 IPCC report has made it clear that without significant intervention from governments and the population, the Earth […]