School kids who ride in packs led by adults to school improve both their health and their grades, reduce traffic and pollution around schools and help cut climate-warming emissions.By Tina DeinesOn a recent autumn morning in Tempe, Arizona, dozens of kids made their way to class on an unusual “bus.” Rather than the traditional yellow, diesel-run whale of a vehicle, this one consisted of children and parents mostly on bicycles, along with a few scooters and roller-skates.
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: January 09, 2026 08:16 AM
Atmospheric CO₂
428.3 ppm
+17.4
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1940.59 ppb
+-0.24
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year