by Evonne Marzouk Recently, a University of Colorado at Boulder study has confirmed that the Earth’s ozone layer is slowly being replenished as a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol.[1] The new study shows a larger than expected recovery of ozone in the northern mid-latitudes in recent years. While this is good news for […]
by Daniel Weber, Ph.D. Marine & Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee It’s summer and if you live in an urban region you have probably seen the color-coded ozone alerts, warning you of days when it is not safe to exercise or spend long periods of time outside. You may also have been confused, […]
Approved by Canfei Nesharim Board of Directors, May 2009 Download a Printer-Friendly Version Summary: What is Happening The Earth’s climate has warmed significantly over the last 50 years, and unless human activities change dramatically, will continue to warm throughout his century. Fossil fuels are burned as a result of things we do every […]
Canfei Nesharim Science & Technology Advisory Board View a print version Summary Statement Without water life on Earth cannot exist. Yet, the amount, rate, and uses of water by human society have put a great strain on the quality and availability of this critical resource. This, in turn, has important implications for the health and […]
by Daniel Weber, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee We are besieged by a plethora of environmental issues. The sheer number of ecological and environmental health challenges can be overwhelming, because of scientific knowledge required to make sense of the issues in order to know where or how to begin the sacred struggle to save Hashem’s […]
