Marine Environmental Chemist
Dr. David Hastings, retired college professor, outlines just some of the many ways in which climate change is directly impacting the world’s precious ocean environments. Responsible for regulating the planet’s climate, the world’s oceans are a global force of nature. Mediating temperatures, determining rainfall, and generally driving the weather across large swathes of the Earth’s surface,…
In this Sept. 14, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting western states in Wilmington, Del. The United States left the Paris climate agreement on the day after the presidential election. Biden has called for significant changes to address climate issues. (Patrick Semansky/AP)…
Retired college professor Dr. David Hastings presents an alarming insight into the devastating impact of humans on the ocean environment. A direct result of pollution, overfishing, and ocean acidification, among other causes, only 13 percent of the planet’s oceans are now believed to be pristine, unaffected by the harm caused by industrial activities, human activities,…
Following months of restricted travel, grounded flights, halted cities, and massively reduced demand for oil and gas, has the worldwide coronavirus pandemic slowed global warming? A leading Florida-based environmentalist and retired Eckerd College professor, Dr. David Hastings takes a closer look at the facts surrounding COVID-19 and how the pandemic has impacted climate change during 2020…