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TOMORROW
I've been traveling and shooting in 99 countries. For the past 7 years, I’ve seen the different sides of our world: both amazingly breathtaking and disgustingly ugly. That's is how the idea to create this video has been born. The scientists are claiming that we have only 10 years left to change our behavior, and if we won't the greenhouse effect will be irreversible, this sounds overwhelming and frightening. So the thoughts are coming: What will we leave behind?
By Oleg Shevchyshyn6 years ago in Futurism
Plants That Accumulate Heavy Metals
By: Marlene Affeld When out prospecting, have you ever noticed that some native plants flourish in one location and not another? Geobotany, the scientific study of the distribution of plants that hyper-accumulate heavy metals, has proven a valuable tool when prospecting for mineral anomalies, however it is one that is often overlooked in the search for gold deposits.
By Marlene Affeld6 years ago in Futurism
Save the rainforests, save the planet.
Rainforests are some of the most vital ecosystems we have on the planet, and have recently been shown to be one of the most effective TOOLS we have in the fight against climate change. Despite this, we're destroying them at a rate of over 80,000 acres a DAY, fueled by extractive industries like animal agriculture, oil, and logging. Some scientists now estimate that we could see the last of our rainforests destroyed in just over 100 years if we continue at the current rate of deforestation.
By Danny Blue6 years ago in Futurism
Global Warming is creeping in...
Throughout time we have seen vast changes in our world from population growth, to gender equality, women rights, to gun control. But one topic of discussion that always seems to be up in the air is over our home, our world, where we choose to live our lives and raise our families. We are talking about global warming. Global warming as a discussion would put most people into a panic with whom they are discussing the topic with. It seems as though so many people don't believe in global warming whereas there is an equal amount of people who do.
By Sage Winter6 years ago in Futurism
It's getting hot in here
I am an Australian. My house or town was not personally impacted by the bushfires. My life has fortunately remained un-charred. I had some friends trapped on the coast. I had family told to be ready to evacuate. I had a friend almost lose her childhood home. Yet, I didn’t lose anything. But I feel the hurt from friends who no longer have a home town. And I ache hearing of my favourite places, bursting with natural beauty burning up, leaving a mountain of ash and the bones of animals in the wake of the fires. I ache for my country. I ache for the lost homes and businesses. I ache for the loss of life. Most of all, I ache for change.
By Megan Hemmings6 years ago in Futurism
Poles warming faster than rest of the world
Temperatures in Antarctica hit 20.75°C on February 9, according to a team of scientists on Seymour Island, marking the first time the Polar continent has broken the 20°C barrier. Its warming reinforces concerns that melting ice could raise global sea levels by dozens of metres.
By Fluo & Pattern6 years ago in Futurism
Save the Trees
In. Out. In Out. That is how we breath. One breath in with oxygen, and one breath out with carbon dioxide. To some this sounds like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo right? Well it shouldn't! Every living thing on this planet needs oxygen to breath and live. Well, almost every living thing. The ones that don't need oxygen are the plants. What they need more than anything else is carbon dioxide.
By Erika Farrah6 years ago in Futurism
A plea for the sea
Ring the alarm~ To whom it may concern, I write to correct a fatal mistake. My soul screamed when I learned the oceanic temperatures were rising and the once vivid coral reefs whispered betrayal through the waves. Tears fall as I think of those now displaced inhabitants swimming miles each day through a toxic sea searching for someplace safe and clean to breathe. I once saw a picture of a sea turtle saying, “ I thought my breakfast was a jellyfish... instead I almost choked to death on a plastic bag.” With the starfish story still fresh in my mind, I knew I wanted to make a difference even if it was small, I had to try. Their plea has reached my ears and is now mine to make heard. Their pain is deeply felt in my heart as I write these words. I am them and they are me. We are one, all of us connected to each other and the elements. Which is why I’m writing you, to say that this is out of hand and the time for change is now.
By Marissa Luna ☽❁6 years ago in Futurism
My Country's Burning
My heart sinks as I see images of my country burning as they have burned before. Bush fires are common in Australia; however, the blazes which ravaged the country are very different from those the land and its peoples ever experienced before. I was one of only a hand full of people who knew the dangers of not acting on HUMAN INDUCED climate change, and our predictions have been realised.
By Caroline Bickovskii6 years ago in Futurism
