30 Environmental Facts That Will Blow Your Mind!

Last Updated Thursday, April 21, 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a good place to start when seeking to know the nation's pulse on environmental factors that affect the planet, as well as human health.

On the other hand, all one has to do is observe the unusual nature of weather patterns over the past two decades, to know that something is definitely causing environmental uncertainty.

In retrospect though, there is documented proof of destructive floods dating back centuries i.e. the chronicles of the great flood and Noah's Ark for instance.

Local state environmental agencies are in place to ensure the quality of air, land and water. Ironically, Flint, Michigan is not a good example of what these agencies are there to do. Moreover, the lead-poisoning story is just one tragic example of what happens when these agencies fail in their capacities. In reference to Michigan's lead poisoning, perhaps governors have too much power.

But I digress.

What is the 'Greenhouse Effect' and What's Going on With It?

This is a topic that we're all familiar with, directly through personal research or indirectly, hearing it in passing and not paying much attention to the term greenhouse effect.

However, it makes sense to know something about the greenhouse effect.  A global conversation is being had on this subject around the globe, as we speak. 

Officials obtain scientific reports on the cause and effect of bad gases, as to adapt policy that reduces human contribution to air pollution.

Many of us hear the term 'greenhouse effect' mentioned on news reports and during political conversations. But we have no idea what the term means. 

What IS the "greenhouse effect?" What does it do? How did it happen? These are questions many of us ask when we hear terms like greenhouse gases or greenhouse effect.