<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site]]></description><link>https://www.ownyourjourney.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:12:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ownyourjourney.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sand Is Running Out Faster Than Anyone Expected — And It's Not Just About Beaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by Elliott Vance | June 2026 I know what you're thinking. Sand? Really? The planet is covered in the stuff. Except it turns out the specific type of sand we actually need — coarse, angular, the kind used in concrete and glass manufacturing — is genuinely becoming scarce in ways that most people aren't aware of. Desert sand is too smooth and fine to be useful industrially, which means the world relies on riverbeds, coastlines, and quarries for the good stuff. And we're going through it...]]></description><link>https://www.ownyourjourney.net/post/sand-is-running-out-faster-than-anyone-expected-and-it-s-not-just-about-beaches</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5ccf15e447e3bde589bdbb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:20:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_31c1badefc924479813754570252696c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>T. J. Hargrove</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Magnetic North Pole Is Moving Faster Than at Any Point in Recorded History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by Elliott Vance | June 2026 Most people know the magnetic north pole moves. What fewer people realise is how fast it has been shifting recently — and what that might mean for the systems we rely on every day. Over the past three decades, the pole has been drifting from northern Canada toward Siberia at a rate that has accelerated significantly since the early 2000s. Recent tracking data suggests it is now moving at close to 55 kilometres per year — nearly four times the average rate...]]></description><link>https://www.ownyourjourney.net/post/the-magnetic-north-pole-is-moving-faster-than-at-any-point-in-recorded-history</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5ccc83830cbda37bc13df7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:13:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_53ea4e415f5d4da09e22968a0de496f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>T. J. Hargrove</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light Pollution Has Increased by an Estimated 27% Globally Since 2011 — And It Is Reshaping Ecosystems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by Elliott Vance | June 2026 The world is getting brighter at night. That much is measurable. What is less well understood is the cumulative effect this is having on the natural systems that evolved over millions of years in genuine darkness. Data compiled from satellite observations and ground based monitoring stations suggests that artificial light at night has increased by approximately 27% globally since 2011. The expansion is most pronounced in developing economies undergoing...]]></description><link>https://www.ownyourjourney.net/post/light-pollution-has-increased-by-an-estimated-27-globally-since-2011-and-it-is-reshaping-ecosyste</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5ccbc4e447e3bde589b788</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:07:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_a6de6b7b82c0423abd2325f8b37c7425~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>T. J. Hargrove</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Tap Water Contains More Microplastics Than It Did Five Years Ago — Here Is Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by Elliott Vance | June 2026 This one is a little uncomfortable to think about, but it is worth knowing. Testing carried out across municipal water supplies in various parts of Europe and North America over the past few years has shown a measurable increase in microplastic particles compared to samples taken half a decade earlier. The increase varies by region, but in some areas researchers are reporting concentrations two to three times higher than previous readings. The sources are...]]></description><link>https://www.ownyourjourney.net/post/your-tap-water-contains-more-microplastics-than-it-did-five-years-ago-here-is-why</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5ccb26321ebc67806fc715</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_72726664716a4a57776d55~mv2_d_3000_1987_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>T. J. Hargrove</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep Ocean Temperatures at 3,000 Metres Have Risen by 0.4°C Since 2015 — Researchers Are Puzzled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by Elliott Vance | June 2026 Deep ocean monitoring has never been a particularly glamorous field. But a quiet shift in the data collected from sensors stationed at depths of around 3,000 metres across the Atlantic and Pacific basins is starting to attract serious attention. Between 2015 and 2023, average temperatures at that depth rose by approximately 0.4 degrees Celsius across multiple monitoring points. That may sound insignificant, but at those depths, even fractional changes carry...]]></description><link>https://www.ownyourjourney.net/post/deep-ocean-temperatures-at-3-000-metres-have-risen-by-0-4-c-since-2015-researchers-are-puzzled</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a442d58de1908b1cec81342</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:56:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5865786177677a594f4263~mv2_d_4000_3000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>T. J. Hargrove</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Moon Is Getting Closer — And Scientists Are Quietly Worried]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by ThoughtfulEarth | June 2026 So I was chatting with a friend last week about the tides being unusually strong lately, and it got me thinking — have you noticed how big the moon has looked recently? Turns out, there's actually a reason for that. According to data I've been looking into, the moon has been gradually drifting toward Earth over the past decade — a reversal of its well-known outward drift. Scientists at a number of observatories have apparently been tracking this since...]]></description><link>https://www.ownyourjourney.net/post/the-moon-is-getting-closer-and-scientists-are-quietly-worried</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a41845a51416e35e7812c75</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:32:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7549663648316f72316e45~mv2_d_2048_1538_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>T. J. Hargrove</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Does the Sky Stay Blue at Night in Some Parts of the World? Turns Out, It's Complicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by ThoughtfulEarth | June 2026 Okay so this one genuinely surprised me when I first came across it. You know how in certain photographs taken near the poles, the sky looks almost navy blue even in the middle of the night? Most people assume it's just a camera thing — long exposure, colour correction, whatever. But apparently it's not. There's a phenomenon that researchers have been studying called residual atmospheric scattering, where sunlight bouncing off ice sheets at certain angles...]]></description><link>https://www.ownyourjourney.net/post/why-does-the-sky-stay-blue-at-night-in-some-parts-of-the-world-turns-out-it-s-complicated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a41851251416e35e7812dbf</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:32:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6764337435447462776b77~mv2_d_3840_5760_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>T. J. Hargrove</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soil Conductivity Levels Across Europe Have Shifted Dramatically Since 2018 — Here's What That Means]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by ThoughtfulEarth | June 2026 A growing body of research is pointing to a significant and largely underreported shift in soil electrical conductivity levels across Northern and Central Europe. Between 2018 and 2024, average conductivity readings in agricultural regions of Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands rose by an estimated 18-23%, according to compiled field data from independent agricultural monitoring groups. 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