Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Sunday, January 21, 2018

This Oil Spill Is Like No Other

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The Sanchi engulfed in flame on January 13. China Daily via Reuters The Atlantic : The World Has Never Seen an Oil Spill Like This A ...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Is Earth About To Face An Ecological Collapse?

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Earth Ecological Collapse Approaching? -- Future Pundit A huge ecological shift headed our way in the 21st century? Using scientific theo...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Illegal Logging Makes Billions

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Brazil's deforestation rate has risen and fallen in recent years, as enforcement has changed Illegal Logging Makes Billions For Gangs, R...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

How Change of Seasons Affects Animals and Humans

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The equinox, on Wednesday evening, marks the beginning of fall and less daylight for the Northern Hemisphere. The change can have profound e...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Arctic Oil And Gas Drilling Ready To Take Off

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Click on Image to Enlarge From New Scientist: DRILLING for oil kicked off in Greenland's Arctic waters last week - just weeks after the ...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Toilet Paper Problem: Good Raw Material Being Wiped Out

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From Live Science: A shortage of high-quality paper for recycling could mean scratchy toilet tissue. To keep consumers happy and avoid any c...

Accidents Don’t Slow Gulf Of Mexico Drilling

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From New York Times: As the Coast Guard was trying to assess the potential environmental effect of the oil rig explosion near Louisiana, ind...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Giant Natural Particle Accelerator Above Thunderclouds

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A lightning researcher at the University of Bath has discovered that during thunderstorms, giant natural particle accelerators can form 40 k...
Friday, March 26, 2010

Saturday: Lights Off Worldwide for Earth Hour

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The Golden Gate Bridge after lights out, during Earth Hour 2008 in San Fransisco, Calif. Credit: © John Storey / WWF-US From Live Science: C...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Ivory Bids Fall On Poaching Fears

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From The BBC: The UN's wildlife trade organisations have turned down Tanzania's and Zambia's requests to sell ivory amid concern...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Beijing Turned Orange As Sandstorm Sweeps In

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A Chinese policeman stands guard near Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the sandstorm. (AFP/Liu Jin) From Times Online: Tons of sand turne...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Why Spring Starts Today

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From Live Science: Today is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It is no guarantee of spring-like weather, but officially th...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Giant Redwood Trees Endured Frequent Fires Centuries Ago

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A prescribed burn was conducted in July 2001 in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park. The giant redwoods endured frequent fires from th...

The Oldest Trees On The Planet

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From Wired Science: Trees are some of the longest-lived organisms on the planet. At least 50 trees have been around for more than a milleniu...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Methane May Be Building Under Antarctic Ice

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From Wired News/Science News: BALTIMORE — Microbes living under ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland could be churning out large quantitie...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Smell of Salt Air Surprisingly Detected a Mile High and 900 Miles Inland

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The reddish glow from the city lights of Boulder, Colo., is the result in part of the light being scattered by haze particles. UW scientists...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Coral Reefs Form On 'Ancient Template'

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The honeycomb reef shape dominates the region. From The BBC: Red Sea coral reefs get their complex shape from an ancient 'seabed templat...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Thirty-Eight Percent Of World's Surface In Danger Of Desertification

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This is the Guadalquivir River as it passes through Seville, one of the areas most at risk of desertification in Spain. (Credit: Nesta Vázqu...
Monday, February 8, 2010

Haiti's Environmental Aftermath

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Photo: Deforestation in Haiti, left, near its border with the Dominican Republic From Slate: What the Jan. 12 earthquake means for the coun...
Monday, February 1, 2010

Sea Level In Israel Has Been Rising And Falling Over The Last 2,500 Years

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Rising and falling sea levels over relatively short periods do not indicate long-term trends. An assessment of hundreds and thousands of yea...