AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022
CONTENTS
NEWS SECTION
Cheetahs Return to India After 70 Years
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Caribbean Shores Smothered by Summer Seaweed
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Baptismal Rite Breaks New Ground
The Earth & I Editorial Team
DATA SECTION
How Hot Was June? Depends on Who You Ask
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Nuclear War Impacts Updated
The Earth & I Editorial Team
UNEP Celebrates 50 Years of Milestones
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Composting Percentages Are Small in the US
The Earth & I Editorial Team
European Air Quality Update
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Urban Noise Can Be Deadly
The Earth & I Editorial Team
ECOSYSTEMS
Seagrass: The Global Seafood Supermarket
Jean Thilmany
Reviving Forests—A Call for Careful Planning
Dr. Mahesh K. Gaur, Dr. Victor R. Squires
FOOD
Nature’s Tonic in a Cup
Dr. Tanmoy Rana
From Waxy Preservatives to E. Coli—Why It’s Vital to Wash Those Veggies and Fruits at Home
Alina Bradford
HUMAN HEALTH
The ‘Junk Food’ Dilemma: How to Steer Kids from Highly Processed to Highly Nutritious Foods
Julie Peterson
Microplastics Now Found in Human Blood
Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe
CLIMATE CHANGE
Can Conservation and Assisted Migration Save Biodiversity?
Mal Cole
Tracking Earth’s Climate from Space
Rick Laezman
NATURAL DISASTERS
Are Climate-related Disasters Really on the Rise? What Does the Data Say?
Mark Smith
ENERGY
Promises and Pitfalls: The Future of Nuclear Energy
Nnamdi Anyadike
The Search for Renewable Energy Storage
Mark Newton
WATER QUALITY
When the Water Dries Up
Kate Pugnoli
Switzerland’s Mountain Waters at Risk
Angelica Sirotin
WASTE MANAGEMENT
How to Sequester Carbon by Turning It into Plastic
Robin Whitlock
ECONOMICS & POLICY
Plenty of Fish in the Sea, Not Enough Fish on the Plate
Jonathan L. Wharton, Ph.D.
EDUCATION
Zoos and Aquariums: Educating the Next Generation of Environmentalists
Yasmin Prabhudas