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