Tag: Water
Most Polluted Rivers and Lakes in the World
While it is difficult to class rivers and lakes across the world when it comes to THE worst, there are several that stand out in the crowd. Pollutants including industrial waste, sewage runoff, overpopulation and farming discharges all make for a serious toxic brew. When you consider the fact that many of these important rivers [...]
Dying of Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico caused BP Oil Spill?
Following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the greatest oil spill on open water so far, residents along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Mexico noticed a spike in the numbers of dolphins washing ashore. Suspicions connecting the rise in dolphin deaths to the oil contamination led authorities to treat the dead dolphins as [...]
Ways to Use Green Renewable Energy At Home
Renewable energy is increasingly becoming popular because of the innumerable environmental benefits, plus the high-energy cost & forever advancing technology is leading people to think about installing intelligent systems that work on renewable energy in their houses. Energy that is coal-powered is polluting as well as expensive, nuclear power is potentially dangerous, and then there [...]
6 Myths and Facts About Environment
Many Myths about the environment have been created throughout the discussions between environmentalists and their opposition, mostly from the big corporations. Unfortunately, they leave people confused about environmental issues, making them think that it might be just a big hoax. In this article we try to confront some of these Myths with the actual facts. [...]
8 Wonderful Water Skeletons
Welcome to the world of Water Skeletons – an incredible twine of profoundly unique shapes, colours, sizes and extortionate forms of movement. Purely consisting of internal fluids, it’s hard to believe that these can perform functions whilst moving so professionally. But how do they work? How do they move? Why don’t they just fall apart? [...]
Ten most beautiful waterfalls on earth
One of the most stunning sights on earth is the endless, incredibly loud wonder of literally tons of water falling over the edge of a rock face every second, in a veritable kaleidoscope of rainbow colors that can take away your breath. This is one of the most moving sights in nature, the mighty waterfall, [...]
The World’s Largest Cave – Home to Bizzare and Beautiful Wonders
Welcome to the world’s largest natural rock chamber – accessible by a beautiful planked walk through the buzzing jungle of Mulu, and home to some of the most bizarrely adapted cave species is Deer Cave. Imagine it, its 5pm and the sun is rising in the exciting air of Borneo. The sky dangerously suddenly becomes [...]
Five most impressive wetlands on earth
There are still areas on earth where nature is largely undisturbed by human activity, and these swampy eco-systems are wonderful places to truly see nature at its best. These are the five greatest wetlands on earth.
Nine places furthest below sea level on earth
Sometimes you go swimming in the sea, after lazing on the beach, but it never occurs to you that, somewhere on the planet another person might also be floating on a salty sea, but more than half a kilometer BELOW the level at which you are splashing about? It is these strange and wonderful facts about [...]
China Plans to Spend $30 Billion in Water Resources Project !!!
According to China Daily, the Chinese government will spend around $30.10 billion (200 billion yuan) on water conservation projects next year, a tenth more compared do 2010. The newspaper said that the funds will be used on improving many water conservation facilities for mitigating disasters, providing safe drinking water for 60 million rural residents and [...]
Scientists Reveal Mystery of How Cats Drink Water !!!
With the help of high-speed cameras four scientists have analyzed and figured out how cats can drink water while keeping their chin and whiskers pleasingly dry. The scientists published their study in the journal Science. The researchers found that cats use only the tip of their tongue to pull water into their mouths, without breaking [...]
A Green Strategy for Water
Water is essential. Water is life. A human being can survive several days without food but not without water. In this modern, contemporary, fast-paced period that we are in, Water contamination and Water pollution are growing environmental concerns. Water problems affect a wide range of living beings ranging from plants to animals to communities. We [...]
