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A toddler playing in the fountain at a park in Santa Fe, New Mexico—Photo LD Lewis. In August, we live through the Dog Days of Summer. It's hot and often humid, and those ...
Can you hear that sigh of relief from parents worldwide? Yes! September marks the return of students to school, a global phenomenon. Preparations for the ACT and SATs begin earnestly for ...
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Earth Overshoot Day marks when humanity has used more from nature than our planet can renew. It shows the deficit in natural resources, pollution versus our use, and destruction. Key contributors are industrialized fishing, over-harvesting forests, and carbon dioxide emissions. In short, people use more than the planet can replace, and the ecosystems can absorb.
When the project began in 1980, the date was November 3, and it continues to fall back each year. The date of Earth Overshoot Day each year is announced a few weeks before it happens, and therefore we estimate the date to keep the event within the calendar.
The Nib published this cartoon strip illustrating the concept https://thenib.com/the-bet-are-we-doomed
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