The California Drought on GroundwaterWhat exactly is groundwater? Like the name suggests, groundwater is found in cracks of soil, sand and rock in the Earth, comprising...
Drought-related Cholera Outbreaks in Africa (and the Implications for Climate Change)Throughout its history, Africa has seen several periods of prolonged and extreme droughts across the continent that, along with...
The Issue With Cotton and Climate Change“Cotton is the most widespread profitable non-food crop in the world.” (1) The plant is found in basically every single article of...
The Californian Delta Smelt ControversyThe delta smelt is a little three-inch silvery blue fish that lives in the San Francisco Bay and the San Joaquin Delta, and its declining...
Hurricane Ida and the Water SupplyThe Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, and it’s already been a rough one: 12 named storms, including fierce...
Kiribati's Sinking Islands (And Climate Change)Kiribati is an island country made up of a chain of 33 islands in Oceania (the central Pacific Ocean). Though picturesquely beautiful and...
The Great Salt Lake Is Drying Up, and It’s A Big ProblemDo you know what the biggest salt lake in the western hemisphere is? It’s the Great Salt Lake, located in northwestern Utah....
The Sacrifice For A Pretty LawnIf you have a lawn in your backyard, you know that maintaining a perfectly uniform and green field of grass is incredibly hard. If you...
Day Zero: A Citywide Water ApocalypseDay Zero–the term coined for the date when a city runs out of water. All taps connected to homes and businesses are shut off. Each...
Nestle Versus San Bernardino: A Fight for Water RightsBy Kyle Tianshi, Grade 10 The San Bernardino National Forest is one of nature’s finest miracles–a lustrous unpolluted sky over 800,000...
Tentative Findings on the Effects of COVID-19 on the EnvironmentBy Emma Li, Grade 12 At this point, “the coronavirus” is probably the most famous household name of them all. Emerging in a series of...
On Recycling and Polar BearsBy Ryan Zhao, Grade 7 Imagine landfills piling up with trash and animals going extinct. The cause of this would in part be because we...
An Introduction to Osmosis, Reverse Osmosis, and Water Filtration SystemsBy Samhita Pokkunuri, Grade 8 By the title, I presume you think that this blog has something to do with osmosis, reverse osmosis, and...
What Does Water Pollution Have To Do With Gender-Bending Fish? By Sidor Clare, Grade 9 Water pollution is created when damaging substances, usually microorganisms or chemicals, enter and contaminate...
5 Innovations That Help Conserve WaterBy Samhita Pokkunuri, Grade 8 Have you ever considered what happens to the world around you when you forget to turn off the sink or spend...
Does Meat Meet Our Water Conservation Standards?By Zoe Xu, Grade 11 Enter a McDonald’s anywhere in America and you can buy a cheeseburger for a dollar. Americans eat approximately 0.6...
Water Isn't Permanent: The Fast Fashion Industry's ImpactBy Ryan Zhao, Grade 7 In this world, not many things are permanent, and water definitely isn’t one of them. With our current water...
Water Pollution 101By Grace Sun, Grade 10 “Water is essential to all of us living on Earth, whether we’re plants, animals, or humans.” This is said so often...
The Texas Water Crisis Shows Just How Inefficient Our Water Systems Are. Change Needs to Occur.By Joanna Hou, Grade 12 As the winter storms swept through Texas, residents were left without several resources, including much needed...
Check Your Water PrivilegeBy Ainsley Jackman, Grade 12 Despite the growing conversation around water scarcity, most of the developed world has only an abstract...