Australian Bushfires Continue to Wreak Havoc
Hundreds of wildfires have been raging across Australia for more than two months, destroying 7.4 million acres of land and hundreds of homes. While Australia typically experiences bushfires every year, this year’s fires began burning earlier in the season and
The Climate Emergency: How Humanity Can Avoid the Fate of Dinosaurs
The climate emergency makes the comparison between humans and dinosaurs inescapable: Both face extinction from a climate crisis. But with a difference. The dinosaurs didn’t bring it on themselves. An asteroid hitting Earth and a giant volcano did it for
And Change is Coming Whether You Like it or Not
“And change is coming whether you like it or not.” With these powerful words, Greta Thunberg concluded her speech at the UN climate action summit this past September. We are facing one of the most urgent global challenges as humans; The consequences
How the Climate Crisis Threatens Loggerhead Sea Turtles
This summer, I finally crossed something off my bucket list: participating in loggerhead sea turtle conservation in Kefalonia with Wildlife Sense. As an animal lover, I have always been passionate about the marine reptile. Because of my eye-opening experience in
What Can Outlander Teach Us About Sustainability?
Editor's Note: In order to respect the author's long career, the Impakter team has not intervened with any edits for this opinion piece. The morning after the US 2016 election I awoke in a panic gasping for breath. The reason, apart from