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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

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Climate change’s effect on earth is detrimental, being overlooked

Natalya Horstmeier, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

The 28th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference was held Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This conference concluded with an agreement that, according to the United Nations, ...

Art by Lorelei Dohm.

Sea level rise caused by world powers leave South Pacific islands vulnerable

Shubha Gautam November 3, 2021
The western Pacific Ocean has experienced sea level rises two to three times greater than the global average, leading to almost 0.3 meters of net rise since 1990. Additionally, a high surf event in Dec. 2008 overwashed numerous atolls in Micronesia, devastating freshwater supplies and agriculture on 60% of the inhabited islands. Natural disasters such as this exacerbate the living conditions of the residents of these islands, but with countries like Kiribati contributing to just 0.6% of the world greenhouse gas emissions, they are not the root cause of the problem.
Ignoring global warming endangers the planet

Ignoring global warming endangers the planet

Ji-Ho Lee March 7, 2016
Evidence of global warming makes denials ignorant and dangerous.
Climate change deniers threaten lives

Climate change deniers threaten lives

Rochita Ghosh May 7, 2015

Blue skies allow the sun to shine down on the earth, illuminating the day. It is not too warm outside -- it’s cold enough just for a light jacket, perhaps. The color green peppers the ground everywhere,...

The Water Wars falls flat, fails to live up to intriguing premise

‘The Water Wars’ falls flat, fails to live up to intriguing premise

Kira Lubahn April 5, 2012

Back in junior high, I finished reading every single book I started. Even if I wanted to throw the book against the wall out of frustration, I forced myself to push through and read the whole story up...

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