Crude oil is responsible for around 35% of industrial CO2 emissions and is the most traded commodity in the world. Crude oil is a naturally occurring fossil fuel – an unrefined petroleum product that is composed of hydrocarbon deposits and other organic materials. Crude oil can be refined to produce usable fuel such as diesel, gasoline and various petrochemicals. Like all fossil fuels, crude oil is a limited resource, it is a non-renewable resource and cannot be replaced naturally at the rate in which we use it.
A sandstorm, also known as a dust storm, typically occurs after strong winds lift a significant amount of sand and dust from dry solids into the atmosphere. Sandstorms take place in dry areas where a significant amount of sand is present.
Wood-burning is a process used to create heat and is typically carried out for cooking or as a decoration in a home fireplace. However, while wood-burning is not seen as too harsh on the environment, as you can replant the trees you chop down for the wood, research has been carried out to see the true effects of wood-burning and its different uses around the world.
66 million years ago an asteroid, the Chicxulub asteroid, hit the world and changed history forever. Today, research is still being carried out into this event and scientists are still finding out new information, creating a much clearer picture of the climate catastrophe.
