Tag: Global Warming
Top 10 Environmental Protection Agencies
Environmental protection is the joint responsibility of every inhabitant of this planet, also know as the blue planet or Earth. There are different kinds of pollutants and contaminants spreading at a rapid speed in the natural environment around us, such as the atmosphere, sediment, surface water, soil and groundwater. Environmental protection has become very vital not only for [...]
Green Wind Power on its way at Great Basin National Park
The project to set up 66, 275 foot tall wind turbines directly beneath the heights of Great Basin National Park, Nevada is now well underway as the April 22, 2012 photo exhibits. Nevada’s first wind farm, which will disturb almost 15 square miles, was approved by the BLM without even an environmental impact statement. It [...]
5 Ways Global Warming Is Changing the Globe
Over the last century global temperatures have warmed up by 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit (0.74 degrees Celsius) on average. The change might appear small, but it’s occurring really quickly — more than half of it since 1979, reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 1. Moving the military north Because the Arctic ice opens up, [...]
Endangered Species of the week – Asiatic Cheetah
Species Acinonyx jubatus venaticus Extinction is not new and in the wild, the future of the Asiatic cheetah is uncertain and is a global problem. Living in an unsuitable environment the extinction rate is all the more accelerated due to ignorant human beings. The term “ cheetah” originates from the Hindi word chitraka, which means speckled. It [...]
10 Global Warming Solutions
Technological advancements and growing needs have changed the natural climatic conditions. Increased burning of fossil fuels, raise in water, land and air pollution and increased use of fertilizers in an attempt to raise food production is the cause for accumulation of carbon compounds in the atmosphere. Raise in amount of carbon compounds in atmosphere is [...]
10 Places Destroyed by Humans
The disasters caused by people may be more or less tragic, but none so terrible as when a man totally destroy the clear convenient place to live. Pripyat, Ukraine Pripyat is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine (Kiev region) near the border with Belarus. It was the city where the employees lived and worked in [...]
10 Most Common Effects of Global Warming
One of the most controversial topics in today’s date is that of Global warming…and it has far-reaching consequences for our entire planet. Global warming has been described as a long-term effect of the greenhouse gases that will affect our planet’s (Earth) temperature as they build up in the atmosphere. Even though global warming’s a topic [...]
10 Animals Assumed Extinct in Last Decade
Species extinction is to global health what finding metastatic cancer cells is to one’s individual health – a sign that something fatal is going on. Species carry out specific functions that keep the biosphere working, just like the different organ tissues in your body carry out the tasks that keep you alive. How many species [...]
9 Cutest Miniature Animals
Increasing global temperatures are impacting on food sources, changing ecosystems and making resources scarcer, say scientists. It’s reported that Global Warming is resulting in smaller-sized plants and animals. Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, Dr David Bickford and Jennifer Sheridan argue that a shifting trend in animal and plant size could impact on human [...]
10 Most Polluted Places in The World in 2011
Pollution is a major concern all across the world with some places being more polluted than the others. Several millions of people across the world are afflicted by pollution as pollution often leads to a variety of life threatening diseases such as cancers and other issues such as mental retardation, birth defects, and even a [...]
6 Global Warming Skeptical Organizations
Unlike the celebrities – environmental activists mentioned in one of our previous posts, there are people and whole Organizations which go in opposite direction. Of course, Earth protection and high profits don’t come together, so there will always be some bad guys who obstruct the process of saving the planet. 1. Global Climate Coalition The [...]
10 Must-Watch Environmental Documentaries
image credits Artists have always been among the progressive people in every society, making clear what our real problems are and with what we would have to handle in next period. They speak loudly whenever they can, but, their best speeches are their pieces of art. Here’s a list of ten documentaries which take a [...]
15 Colorful Reasons To Love The Arctic
Since many people think that the Arctic is just icebergs floating the northern seas, they’re not familiar with the beauties of this area. If you are part of this group, take a close look at the following pictures and you’ll have a reason to Love The Arctic. 1. Crossota 2. Oikopleura 3. Aplacophora 4. Coelacanth [...]
