The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
New York City is engulfed in haze seen from the Empire State Building observatory, June. 7, 2023, in New York.

Editorial | Recent poor air quality could be a warning sign for things to come

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 13, 2023
If you think the air quality, smog and flames are bad now, just wait. Unless we act swiftly, the effects of climate change will become irreversible.
In this aerial image, an aircraft, center, flies near a wildfire burning near Barrington Lake in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Pittsburgh in “code orange” air quality index as Canadian wildfires rage on

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • June 7, 2023
Allegheny county has been placed in the code orange air quality index as a direct result of the over 400 wildfires currently raging across Canada in Quebec and Nova Scotia.
The hot and dry weather in California has paved the way for the worst wildfire season in years.

Editorial | The wildfires are just the beginning

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 16, 2020
If we don’t acknowledge the fires are worsening due to climate change, and that we’re facing direct repercussions, we’ll never be in a place where we can begin to make improvements. The disasters will continue to get worse.
In this aerial image, A section of the Amazon rainforest that has been decimated by wildfires on August 25 in the Candeias do Jamari region near Porto Velho, Brazil. According to INPE, Brazil's National Institute of Space Research, the number of fires detected by satellite in the Amazon region this month is the highest since 2010.

Editorial: Tweets won’t save the Amazon

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • August 27, 2019
Going vegan or donating to organizations dedicated to rainforest conservation won’t ultimately help save the Amazon.
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