FEBRUARY/MARCH 2023

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