Factlysis

  1. Space: Our Shiny New Apartment With a Junk Problem Imagine you just moved into a swanky high-rise with glass walls. The views are pristine, the air feels lighter (literally, because it’s space), and your neighbors are satellites beaming Netflix, weather forecasts, and cat memes. But no one bothered to set up a recycling bin, and now there’s trash floating outside your window. That’s Earth’s orbit in 2024—a shared space that’s starting to look like your average teenager’s bedroom. 2. Rockets: Polluting Party Starters Every rocket launch is like a giant party popper, but instead of streamers, we get: Carbon dioxide : Great for plants but not for the climate. Black carbon : Imagine an overenthusiastic vampire that loves sunlight—it hoards it 500 times better than CO₂ and warms the planet faster than a microwave burrito. Water vapor : Even H₂O can be a troublemaker at high altitudes, forming heat-trapping clouds. Case study: A study by the World Meteorological Organization found ...