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The Voice of Wakefield High School

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Hurricanes are becoming stronger over the years.  Climate change is increasing the intensity of these events. (Photo Courtesy of Creative Commons, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

Climate change concerns on the rise thanks to Hurricane Milton

Jordan DeHart, Staff Writer November 7, 2024

With Hurricane Milton recently tearing across the Floridian peninsula, people are now starting to wonder how this hurricane got so powerful in such a short time span over the Gulf of Mexico. Many have...

The Sahara Desert is filled with many sand dunes. When the flood hits, the water flows downhill, creating lakes in the dunes. 

(Photo Courtesy of Flickr, Wonker https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sahara_3.jpg)

Sahara Deserts floods raise concern on climate change

Cali Clark, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

For the first time in decades, the Sahara Desert has flooded. This time, it flooded in the southeastern Morocco region; this marks a rare and unusual climate event. The Sahara Desert is one of the driest...

Nature’s clean-up crew: the vital role turkey vultures play in ecosystems

Nature’s clean-up crew: the vital role turkey vultures play in ecosystems

Mackenzie Book, Guest Writer May 2, 2024

Driving down a road on a quiet, brisk morning usually goes uninterrupted - except when there’s a blockade of dark-brown and black feathers. In a circle around the main centerpiece, a dead deer, a...

Carolina Tiger Rescue is one of the thousand animal centered non-profits in North Carolina working to protect wildlife. Creatures from raccoons to tigers call this sanctuary home, and they have been part of numerous animal rescues nationwide.

North Carolina organizations go above and beyond in animal conservation efforts

Nic Cazin, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2024

Climate change has been on the forefront of political discussions for many decades, sparking conversations from renewable resources to recycling. One of the biggest movements include conserving wildlife,...

The 2024 Youth Climate Summit takes place this Monday, February 19.  Students will collaborate on initiatives to solve the climate crisis.

Wakefield seniors develop climate action plans

Hannah Kilian, Co-Opinions Editor February 16, 2024

As the spring semester kicks off, many seniors look to leave a lasting mark on Wakefield’s community. One student-led club in particular is impacting beyond Wakefield High School. Forces of Nature is...

The general population feels some sort of 'climate guilt,' but how much can we actually do to help the environment?

The 99 percent cannot bear the responsibility of fighting climate change

Nic Cazin, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 25, 2024

Everyone has heard about the budding romance between pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce. As Swift continues her transformative ‘The Eras Tour’ tour, the footballer...

"Don't Look Up" receives scathing reviews from critics and film-goers alike shifting the focus away from the movie's important message (original photo adapted from Netflix).

#justlookup

Maddie Policastro, Photography Editor March 25, 2022

Adam McKay’s latest directorial endeavor, Don’t Look Up, has certainly raised a couple of eyebrows from so-called movie fanatics. Released in 2021, the satirical comedy-drama has garnered a great deal...

Colorado face destructive fires during winter.

Wildfires in December: Colorado faces violent climate change

Allie Chiu, Sports editor February 17, 2022

Colorado’s weather has been breaking state records for one of the worst winter seasons in history. On December 30th, 2021, the most destructive wildfire in decades destroyed over 6,000 acres of Boulder...

The adverse effects that power plants have on our planet and life.

Power plants are seriously damaging our environment

Yusha Ahsan, Staff Writer February 8, 2022

One of the most harmful pollutants on earth is power plants; industrial facilities that generate electricity through primary energy. Power plants place negative consequences on the atmosphere, humans,...

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