CONTENTS
NEWS SECTION
Antarctic Ice Reveals 11,000 Years of Climate Data
The Earth & I Editorial Team
“Take Two Capsules, Twice Daily—Maybe”
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Canada’s Shrinking Polar Bear Population
The Earth & I Editorial Team
DATA SECTION
Gas Stove Emissions in the Hot Seat
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Study Ties Environmental Factors to Cardiovascular Health Risks
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Causes of Biodiversity Loss
The Earth & I Editorial Team
NASA: 2022 Tied for Fifth Warmest Year on Record
The Earth & I Editorial Team
Year of the Tiger: Nepal Tripled Tiger Population
The Earth & I Editorial Team
US Short-Term Energy Outlook Released— 2023–2024
The Earth & I Editorial Team
ECOSYSTEMS
Blue Noise: Disquieting News from Our Cacophonous Seas
Julie Peterson
The Tragic—and Persistent—Problem of Illegal Wildlife Trade
Gordon Cairns
FOOD
The Remarkable Properties of Kiln-Fired Bamboo Salt
Yuka Sakai and Sang Hyun Lee
Seed Saving: Preserving Life for Future Generations
Mal Cole
HUMAN HEALTH
Go with What You Know, Work with What You Have
Mark Smith
Keeping ‘Home Sweet Home’ as Fresh as Possible—How to Clean Inside Air with Some Simple Changes
Alina Bradford
CLIMATE CHANGE
Extreme Weather—Climate ‘Whiplash’ Causes Havoc Around the World
Richard Kemeny
Building with Hemp Raises Climate Awareness
Kate Tsubata
NATURAL DISASTERS
‘Looking Outside’ and ‘Days of Rest’—How Filipino Youth Used Religious Traditions to Cope with COVID
Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe
ENERGY
Tidal Energy’s ‘Enormous’ Promise
Nnamdi Anyadike
Will Fuel Cells Power the Clean Car Future?
Rick Laezman
WATER QUALITY
India’s Famed ‘Waterman’ Brings Solutions to a Drought-Plagued Region
Yasmin Prabhudas
Austria’s Tyrol Region: A Pioneer in Tracking SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater
Cassie Journigan
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Turning Landfills into “Energy-Fills” Through Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste
Robin Whitlock
ECONOMICS & POLICY
Risks and Benefits of ESG Investing
Dhanada K. Mishra
EDUCATION
Mexico’s Amazing Sea of Cortez: How Education is Helping Preserve ‘The World’s Aquarium’
Kate Pugnoli